Category: Slasher Horror

MY BLOODY VALENTINE: The Nasty Ballad of Harry Warden

On By C.H. NewellIn 1981, Film, George Mihalka, John Beaird, Paul Zaza, Slasher HorrorLeave a comment

The original night of Valentine's Day terror, when the '80s was getting full into the swing of horror. A true slasher classic.

SCREAM Slashes to the Core of Media Exploitation

On By C.H. NewellIn 1996, Film, Mystery, Slasher Horror, Wes CravenLeave a comment

Craven's influential, innovative slasher took horror to a new level in the '90s.

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER: A Flashy, Slashy, Trashy Good Time

On By C.H. NewellIn 1997, Anne Heche, Film, Freddie Prinze Jr., Horror, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jim Gillespie, Johnny Galecki, Kevin Williamson, Lois Duncan, Mystery, Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Slasher Horror, ThrillerLeave a comment

The sweet revenge of a man left for dead comes at the end of a sharp, shiny hook.

Scream Queens – Season 2, Episode 4: “Halloween Blues”

On By C.H. NewellIn Emma Roberts, FOX, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Stamos, Scream Queens, Season 2, Slasher HorrorLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG2Vr6bhieE FOX's Scream Queens Season 2, Episode 4: "Halloween Blues" Directed by Loni Peristere Written by Brad Falchuk * For a review of the previous episode, "Handidates" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Chanel Pour Homme-icide" - click here After the bloody events of Chanel Oberlin's (Emma Roberts) would-be wedding …

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Scream Queens – Season 2, Episode 3: “Handidates”

On By C.H. NewellIn Abigail Breslin, Billie Lourd, Emma Roberts, FOX, Horror, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Stamos, Keke Palmer, Kirstie Alley, Niecy Nash, Scream Queens, Season 2, Slasher Horror, Taylor Lautner2 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsjwRdM6euY FOX's Scream Queens Season 2, Episode 3: "Handidates" Directed by Barbara Brown Written by Ian Brennan * For a review of the previous episode, "Warts and All" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Halloween Blues" - click here So with that poor young man, warts and all, burned to …

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The Duality of Appearances: Jaume Collet-Serra’s HOUSE OF WAX

On By C.H. NewellIn 2005, Brian Van Holt, Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes, Chad Michael Murray, Damon Herriman, Elisha Cuthbert, Film, Horror, Jared Padalecki, Jaume Collet-Serra, Paris Hilton, Remake, Slasher HorrorLeave a comment

Not all remakes are bad. Some are great. This one isn't great, but it is a lot of damn fun!

Dead of Summer – Season 1, Episode 3: “Mix Tape”

On By C.H. NewellIn Amber Coney, Dead of Summer, Elizabeth Lail, Elizabeth Mitchell, Freeform, Horror, Paulina Singer, Ronen Rubinstein, Season 1, Slasher Horror, Zelda WilliamsLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KBaGyXOb3o Freeform's Dead of Summer Season 1, Episode 3: "Mix Tape" Directed by Mick Garris Written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz * For a review of the previous episode, "Barney Rubble Eyes" - click hereclick here * For a review of the next episode, "Modern Love" - click here So the episode name's been …

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ROVDYR’s Nothing New, Still Visceral

On By C.H. NewellIn 2008, Backwoods Horror, Film, Håvard Andre Byrkjeland, Horror, Slasher Horror, Survival HorrorLeave a comment

Nothing out of the ordinary here. Yet ROVDYR (a.k.a MANHUNT) packs a visceral, brutish punch all the same.