April 14, 2022.Reading time 12 minutes.
And our countdown of the best slasher movies of all time continues. Here, in Part II, we cover Numbers 40 to 31 with movies spanning the early 1970s to the late 2010s. We’ve got a couple of remakes from the 2000s as well as a classic early Giallo, a couple of grimy exploitation 80s slashers, […]
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September 25, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.
Sequels are going to happen. Like death and taxes, successful horror movies – even by modest standards – are going to spawn follow-ups. No expects these sequels to rival their inspirations. In most cases, fans just want to re-visit what made the first experience so much fun. Occasionally, critics and fans revolt against the Hollywood […]
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March 17, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.
Franchises are a staple of the horror genre. From the beginnings of horror cinema, Universal had their ‘Monsters’ and Hammer Films’ pumped out their Frankenstein and Dracula sequels for over a decade. During the ‘Golden Era’ of slashers in the 1980’s, Friday the 13th, Halloween, and A Nightmare on Elm Street sequels ruled. But by […]
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January 11, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.
Believe it or not, the Final Destination series is among the highest grossing horror franchises. Not bad for what’s essentially a slasher movie with a premise that should defy sequels. Seriously, how many times can a ‘random’ person have a premonition that allows them to cheat death? Temporarily, at least. In spite of its silly […]
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