Category: 1982

THE SLAYER Walks a Fine Line Between Art and Life

On By C.H. NewellIn 1982, Film, Horror, J.S. Cardone, Sarah Kendall, Slasher, Slasher Horror, Surrealism, Video NastyLeave a comment

1982's THE SLAYER is a Video Nasty, and it's not amazing, but it's so much more, too.

HUMONGOUS: The Aberration of Men

On By C.H. NewellIn 1982, Film, Horror, Paul Lynch, Rated R, Slasher, William GrayLeave a comment

A waste of a slasher. All the more frustrating for the potential it held.

One of Horror’s Most Underappreciated Sequels – AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION

On By C.H. NewellIn 1982, Amityville II: The Possession, Burt Young, Damiano Damiani, Diane Franklin, Film, Hans Holzer, Horror, Jack Magner, James Olson, Rutanya Alda, Supernatural, Tommy Lee WallaceLeave a comment

An underrated sequel that rarely gets its due, and tackles some terrifying ideas with its story.

Creature Feature-Crime Mix & Match: Larry Cohen’s Q THE WINGED SERPENT

On By C.H. NewellIn 1982, Candy Clark, Crime, David Carradine, Film, Horror, Larry Cohen, Michael Moriarty, Mystery, Richard RoundtreeLeave a comment

Only Larry Cohen could give us a crime film mixed with a creature feature that sees a giant dragon-like creature terrorising The Chrysler Building.

Isolated Paranoia: John Carpenter’s The Thing

On By C.H. NewellIn 1982, Genre, Horror Movies, John Carpenter, Keith David, Kurt Russell, Review, Science Fiction, Wilford Brimley1 Comment

John Carpenter's The Thing. 1982. Directed by John Carpenter. Screenplay by Bill Lancaster, from a story by John W. Campbell Jr. Starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, and Donald Moffat. Universal Pictures/Turman-Foster Company. Rated R. 109 minutes. Horror/Science Fiction ★★★★★ It's hard …

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