Slaughter High
‘Where the student body is going to pieces.’ Slaughter High is a 1986 American/British independent slasher film written and directed by George Dugdale, Mark Ezra and Peter Litten. It closely follows...
View ArticleHorrorcore: How Hip Hop Met Horror – article
Horrorcore is a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror-themed lyrical content and imagery. Its origins derived from hardcore and gangsta rap artists such as the Geto Boys and Insane Clown Posse,...
View ArticleMassacre in Dinosaur Valley
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley – aka Stranded in Dinosaur Valley, Nudo e Selvaggio (original title: “Naked and Savage”), Amazonas and Cannibal Ferox II – is a 1985 Italian adventure horror film directed...
View ArticleCriminally Insane II aka Crazy Fat Ethel II
Criminally Insane II – also known as Crazy Fat Ethel II – is a 1987 horror film written and directed by Nick Millard [as Nick Philips]. It is the sequel to the 1975 film Criminally Insane and...
View ArticleScooby Doo: Origins and the Gang’s Extended Families – article
Scooby Doo, Where Are You! was the first incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon series, Scooby-Doo. Created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, the cartoon premiered on CBS...
View ArticleLink
Link is a 1986 British horror film starring Elisabeth Shue and Terence Stamp. It was directed by Richard Franklin (Roadgames) and written by Everett De Roche (Patrick) from a story by Lee David...
View ArticleVenom (1981)
Venom is a 1981 British horror thriller film directed by Piers Haggard (Blood on Satan’s Claw; 1979 Quatermass TV serial). It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Alan Scholefield. The film...
View ArticleMunchies
‘They’re cute. They’re cuddly. They’re out for blood.’ Munchies is a 1987 comedy horror film produced by Roger Corman and starring Harvey Korman, Charlie Stratton, and Nadine Van der Velde. Clearly...
View ArticleKaren Black – actress [updated]
Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her appearances in such films as Easy Rider (1969),...
View ArticleHe Knows You’re Alone
‘Every girl is frightened before here wedding night. But this time…there’s good reason!’ He Knows You’re Alone – aka Blood Wedding – is a 1980 American slasher film directed by Armand Mastroianni (The...
View ArticleKrasue – folklore
The Krasue (Thai: กระสือ), known as Ahp (Khmer: អាប) in Cambodia and as Kasu in Laos, is a nocturnal female spirit of Southeast Asian folklore. It manifests itself as a woman, usually young and...
View ArticleWerewolf By Night – comic
Werewolf by Night – birth name Jacob Russoff, legal name Jacob Russell, nicknamed Jack – is a fictional character, an anti-heroic werewolf in the Marvel Comics universe. The Werewolf by Night (usually...
View ArticleBiohazard (1985)
‘Science gone very, very bad’ Biohazard is a 1984 American science fiction horror film produced, written and directed by Fred Olen Ray (Scalps; Evil Toons; Super Shark), with additional dialogue by...
View ArticleChristopher Lee – actor
Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer, and author. With a career spanning nearly seventy years, Lee initially portrayed villains and became best...
View ArticleDeath Rides a Horse: Horror Westerns – article by Kevin Grant
Horror films and westerns are two of cinema’s great mainstays, having established their distinct identities and sets of conventions in the earliest days of the medium. So distinct from each other, in...
View ArticleLucio Fulci Poker Cards
Lucio Fulci Poker Cards are the latest offering from UK-based company Gods and Monsters, which had previously issued two, now sold-out, sets of video nasties trump cards. It is the first project in...
View ArticleBob Larkin – artist
Bob Larkin (born July 10, 1949) is an American artist primarily known for his painted covers for Marvel Comics in the 1970s and early 1980s. His horror-themed work for Marvel included Planet of the...
View ArticleHouseboat Horror
‘A new wave of blood gushing suspense’ Houseboat Horror is a 1989 Australian slasher film released to video. It was directed by Kendal Flanagan and Ollie Martin. The latter produced and wrote the...
View ArticleVamp
‘She’ll love you to death.’ Vamp is a 1986 American comedy horror film directed by Richard Wenk (Dracula Bites the Big Apple; Wishcraft), from a screenplay co-written with Donald P. Borchers (producer...
View ArticleDeath House aka Zombie Death House
‘No one gets out… alive’ Death House – later retitled Zombie Death House – is a 1987 American crime-horror film directed by actor John Saxon (Queen of Blood; Cannibal Apocalypse; A Nightmare on Elm...
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