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Friday the 13th Part 2 Movie Review
The beginning of the Jason Voorhees reign of terror gives birth to a horror icon - and to a phenomenon.
camp crystal lake • jason voorhees • steve miner • slasher film • betsy palmer

Danny Cannon's I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
A review of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, wherein Jennifer Love Hewitt returns to battle the satanic version of the Gorton's Fisherman.
horror • movies • reviews • vhs • dvd

Geoffrey Wright's Cherry Falls (Part 1 of 2)
A review of Cherry Falls, another postmodernist slasher film.
horror • movies • reviews • video • dvd

Mario Bava's Bay of Blood
A review of Mario Bava's slasher classic, Bay of Blood aka Twitch of the Death Nerve.
horror • movies • video • dvd • reviews

Joseph Zito's Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter (1 of 2)
A review of the fourth installment in the Friday the 13th series.
horror • movies • reviews • video • friday the 13th part 4 the final chapter

Michele Soavi's Stagefright
A review of Michele Soavi's exceptional slasher film, Stagefright.
horror • movies • video • laserdisc • michele soavi

The Last Girl Character
Is the sole survivor of horror films an innocent virginal female or a feminist mark or is she simply the same as the killer: representative of a greater lesson?
an overview of the final girl character in horror • final girl in horror/slasher films character study • feminist perspective of the final girl character • carol clover men • women and chainsaws: gender in the modern horror f

William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III (part 1 of 2)
Part 1 of a 2 part review of William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III.
horror • movies • reviews • vhs • video

Horror Films: Through the Looking Glass - Part One- CHERRY FALLS
Part One of a two part series looking at modern horror films. You should not take this article with alchohol and avoid driving at all costs. Feel free to share amongst your friends.
cherry falls • movies • film • cinema • horror

A review of Rob Zombie's Halloween
A horror fanatic's look at the worst thing to happen to Halloween since the Christian Coalition.
rob zombie • halloween • horror movie • movie review • john carpenter

Best Scary Films for Halloween
Watching scary movies on Halloween is something many look forward to every year. There are so many to choose from! Here are some ways to narrow down the choices.
scary movies • halloween • night of the living dead • friday the 13th • the ring

Bob Clark's Black Christmas
Holiday shopping got you down? Sick of that whole peace on Earth, goodwill towards men thing? Then why not settle down with Bob Clark's seminal holiday horror flick Black Christmas.
horror movies • movie reviews • bob clark • olivia hussey • keir dullea

Bob Clark's Black Christmas Retrospective
With Christmas fast approaching, the cobwebs are blown from Bob Clarke's masterful yuletide frightmare.
black christmas • bob clark • halloween • john carpenter • slasher films

Boogeymen (Part 1 of 2)
A review of Boogeymen, a horror film clip compilation.
horror • movie • reviews • vhs • video

Classics No More: Bad Horror Movie Remakes
Michael Myers and Norman Bates have their images tarnished by shoddy remakes of once terrifying films.
bad horror remakes • slasher films • horror movies • michael myers • rob zombie

Curtains, The Prowler, Alice Sweet Alice
Face it. This day in age, the horror remake is an ode to good scary movies of the past. Sometimes they're even better. This article examines 5 worth revisiting.
horror remakes • slasher films • scary movie horror • good scary movies • creepy movies

Friday the 13th (1980) Movie Review
If John Carpenter's Halloween ushered in the modern horror film era in 1978, Sean S. Cunningham set a precedent for what became known as the "slasher film" in 1980.
friday the 13th • slasher film • jason voorhees • sean s. cunningham • tom savini

Friday the 13th Part 2 Deluxe Edition DVD Review
For it's fourth DVD release in a decade, the emergence of Jason Voorhees is newly remastered with a new 5.1 Surround mix and new special features, but no deleted footage.
jason voorhees • camp crystal lake • slasher • amy steel • camp blood

Geoffrey Wright's Cherry Falls (Part 2 of 2)
Part 2 of my review of Geoffrey Wright's Cherry Falls.
horror • movies • reviews • video • laserdisc

Horror Remakes Make Money without Quality
Over the past few years, remakes of horror films have not only become common - but almost expected.
horror films • horror remakes • box-office hits • friday the 13th • jason voorhees

Sorority Row (2009) - Film Review
Unknown director Stewart Hendler takes a stab at horror remake soup, reheating a less than classic 80s broth and peppering it with reality stars and a corny script.
sorority row • audrina patridge • rumer willis • carrie fisher • briana evigan

Terror Train: Great Horror Films
Jamie Lee Curtis is stalked by an insane, revenge-seeking classmate aboard a train. Watch it again before the remake comes out in 2008.
terror train • jamie lee curtis • slasher films • horror movies • 80s horror

Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects
Visually stunning with a decent plot that picks up where House of 1000 Corpses takes off, Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects is a serial killing thrill ride a minute.
the devils rejects • devils rejects • rob zombie • zombie • captain spaulding

Laid to Rest DVD Review
Writer/director Robert Hall's Laid to Rest is an unimpressive throwback to 80's slasher films. Recommended to only the most ardent slasher movie fans.
slasher • chrome • skull • dvd • review

Steve Miner's Friday the 13th Part 2 (part 1 of 2)
A review of the first F13 sequel--which marks the first real appearance of Jason Voorhees.
horror • movies • reviews • friday the 13th part 2 • steve miner

Baby Blues
Lars E. Jacobson and Amardeep Kaleka direct an eerie thriller about a family torn apart by a mother's mental collapse.
baby blues • amardeep kaleka • lars e. jacobson • colleen porch • ridge canipe

Comedy Review: National Lampoon's Class Reunion
A comedy about a group of classless graduates being targeted by a psychopath at their 10 year reunion, follows in the footsteps of National Lampoon's Animal House.
john hughes writes national lampoons class reunion • stephen furst as hubert downs • blackie dammet as walter baylor in national lampoo • gerrit graham as bob spinnaker in class reunion • national lampoons class reunion a parody of teen s

Review: Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008)
Return to Sleepaway Camp is a crude, unnecessary addition to a mediocre 80s horror franchise that went straight to DVD.
return to sleepaway camp • slasher films • summer camp horror movies • horror sequels • revenge movies

Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp is the cautionary tale of murder, homosexuality, and summer camp.
sleepaway camp movie • movies with suprise ending • 80s movies • campy movies • movies about homosexuality

Joe Zito's The Prowler (part 1 of 2)
Part 1 of my 2 part review of Joe Zito's slasher flick, The Prowler.
horror • movies • reviews • video • vhs

Movie Review of New Friday the 13th (2009)
Did the new Friday the 13th impress? For a review and analysis of what this has in common with other Friday the 13th movies, read on! Jason and hockey mask are back!
new friday the 13th • friday the 13th movies • jason and hockey mask • hockey mask jason • the final chapter

Seven Great Horror Remakes
Though most remakes pale in the shadow of classic originals, these horror movies bear the distinction of equaling, enriching, and even surpassing their predecessors.
the thing • rob zombie • body snatchers • john carpenter • remake

2008 Year in Film: The Bottom Eleven
Even in a year in which the most popular and successful films were often among the very best, the past twelve months were no stranger to cinematic pile-ups.
troma entertainment • judd apatow • star wars • jason friedberg • aaron seltzer

Insanity (Part 2 of 2)
Part 2 of my 2 part review of Insanity, a Hong Kong psycho killer film starring the inimitable Simon Yam.
horror • movie • reviews • video • dvd

John Carl Buechler's Friday the 13th 7 (part 1 of 2)
A review of the 7th Friday the 13th film.
horror • movies • reviews • video • friday the 13th

Sean S. Cunningham's Friday the 13th
A review of Sean Cunningham's Friday the 13th.
horror • movies • reviews • friday the 13th • jason voorhees

Steve Miner's Friday the 13th Part 3 (part 1 of 2)
Part 1 of my review of the third installment of the Jason Voorhees saga.
horror • movies • friday the 13th part 3 • steve miner • jason voorhees.

Tom McLoughlin's Jason Lives (part 1 of 2
Review of the 6th installment in the Jason Voorhees saga.
horror • movies • reviews • friday the 13th • jason lives

Halloween (2007): Horror Film Review
With A Nightmare on Elm Street lurking and Friday the 13th done, it's time to deal with Rob Zombie's take on Halloween, covering the 'holy trinity' of horror franchises.
halloween 2007 horror film review • rob zombie and the re-invention of michael myers • director rob zombie humanizes michael the boogeyma • tyler man as michael myers • halloween cast

John Ottman's Urban Legends 2: Final Cut
A review of John Ottman's Urban Legends: Final Cut, a sequel to Urban Legend.
horror • movies • reviews • john ottman • urban legends: final cut

666: The Omen Horror Movie
Richard Donner's storming horror thriller about the anti-christ's successful first step toward world domination, is a shocking exploration of good versus evil.
omen horror movie • gregory peck • lee remick • horror thriller • anti-christ

Joe Zito's The Prowler (part 2 of 2)
Part 2 of my 2 part review of Joe Zito's The Prowler.
horror • movies • reviews • vhs • video

99 Cent Video FLASHBACK: American Movie
Truth is often stranger than fiction, and for audiences of American Movie - director Chris Smith's acclaimed documentary of the trials and tribulations of no-budget filmmaker Mark Borchardt as he attempts to complete his (now notorious) direct-to-video feature Coven - it’s a hell of a lot more entertaining.
american movie • mark borchardt • coven • chris smith • american job

Boogeymen (Part 2 of 2)
Part 2 of my 2 part review of Boogeymen, a horror film clip compilation.
horror • movie • reviews • video • dvd

Chasing the American Dream, One Corpse at a Time
Truth is often stranger than fiction, and for audiences of American Movie it’s a hell of a lot more entertaining.
horror • documentary • american dream • film making

Christmas & Holiday Horror Films
Dispel Christmas day blues with a selection of alternatives to normal film viewing.
alternative christmas films • bad santa • christmas horror film • tasteless christmas • antidotes to festive cheer

Classic Horror Films Remade
In the last three years, three cult classic horror films have been remade: Black Christmas, Halloween and Prom Night. How do they hold up against the originals?
horror film remake • black christmas • halloween • prom night • cult classic horror films

Dementia 13 Review
Dementia 13 is often dismissed as a bad B movie. The flick takes elements from earlier Gothic treatments while adding the slasher dimension that has grown so popular.
dementia 13 • francis ford coppola • roger corman • gothic • slasher

Friday the 13th (1980) Deluxe Edition DVD Review
Remastered With a New 5.1 Surround Mix and New Special Features, This Uncut Slasher Classic Is Worth Upgrading.
friday the 13th uncut dvd • betsy palmer • tom savini • jason voorhees • unrated

GREAT HALLOWEEN MOVIES
My picks for the best films to watch on Halloween.
halloween • horror films • frankenstein • dracula • science fiction