The sequel to James Wong's Final Destination follows the same premise as the original with death itself stalking a group of people who narrowly escape a major traffic pile up with their lives intact due to a premonition. As the reaper tries to repair the rift in the death-time continuum each of the fortunate survivors of the accident become unfortu... Click to read more "Final Destination 2"
It is a common theme within the slasher genre for the movie to not take itself too seriously; Jack Frost takes this a stage further and is almost a parody of the typical slasher experience. The main element of ridiculousness in this movie is the main protagonist, Jack Frost, half serial killer, half snowman, who wreaks havoc on the small town of Sn... Click to read more "Jack Frost"
Following 2005's heavily criticized Boogeyman (not to be confused with the 1980's Video Nasty The Boogeyman) comes 2008's aptly titled Boogeyman 2 to once again take a slashers eye view of terrified teen's greatest fears. As would be expected of a straight-to-DVD slasher movie, Boogeyman 2 fits into the slasher template quite nicely, a bit of legen... Click to read more "Boogeyman 2"
Child's Play is the first instalment of the slasher franchise starring the now notorious Good Guy Doll by the name of Chucky. The true marketing potential of the killer doll had not been realised at this stage and for this reason we are presented with a much darker horror movie than its numerous sequels. There is still a darkly humorous undertone b... Click to read more "Child's Play"
The 1980's was the decade for slasher movies and, among the big hits such as Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street were a few hidden gems that have been elevated to cult status as more and more horror lovers discover them. Sleepaway Camp is one such hidden gem and although it bears a few too many similarities to the original Friday the 13th it ca... Click to read more "Sleepaway Camp"
I try to see the good aspects of every horror movie I review as usually I see an element of quality in most horror productions. With that philosophy in mind Scarecrow Gone Wild is going to be an exceptionally challenging review! This movie follows all of the rules of a typical slasher and, although a lot of slasher movies follow the basic rules the... Click to read more "Scarecrow Gone Wild"
Occasionally a truly unique horror movie emerges and reminds you of the hidden horror talent that exists in relative obscurity in the USA. May is a prefect example of such a movie and has totally reinvigorated my lust for American horror. Far from your traditional slasher movie, May probably doesn't even fit into this category until the final scene... Click to read more "May"
The Curse of Michael Myers is the sixth movie in the Halloween franchise. This movie occurs six years after our last instalment and the masked Michael Myers is back, once again from the dead, to terrorise the inhabitants of Haddonfield.Jamie Lloyd Carruthers (this time played by JC Brandy) was kidnapped and taken to the cult of the man in black. Th... Click to read more "Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers"
With the popularity and controversy surrounding the first Child's Play movie it was inevitable that we would be bombarded with numerous sequels as seems to be the trend with slasher movies. Child's Play 2: Chucky's Back is the aptly titled second part of the Child's Play franchise and introduces us to the more humorous yet still just as sadistic Ch... Click to read more "Child's Play 2: Chucky's Back"
Maniac is a 1980 slasher movie directed by William Lustig, this is not your typical slasher in that it is devoid of any dark humour and the maniac's victims tend to be young working adults rather than school going teens. This is a very dark and disturbing movie about a deranged serial killer named Frank Zito.Frank is traumatized by being raised by ... Click to read more "Maniac"
