I've gotten the slasher bug again this Halloween season and have been watching one here and there. I thought we could have a thread for the mostly non-franchise entries. I tend to like the unusual ones, stuff like JUST BEFORE DAWN, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, and CURTAINS to name a few. Recently picked up The Mammoth Book Of Slasher Movies, something else that pushed me to revisit some. Don't bother with this book by the way, it's awkwardly written and also covers a lot of non-slasher horror films. One of my favorite movie-going memories was being around for the Golden Age of the slasher and seeing a new one in the theater every week or two for a while there.
Here's what I've seen recently:
GIRLS NITE OUT - This improved quite a bit on rewatch, a fast-paced and mean-spirited film with a truly creepy ending. Also, a couple slasher regulars are in it (along with Hal Holbrook), including cutie Carrick Glenn (THE BURNING).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME - The LAWRENCE OF ARABIA of slashers at a buck fifty minutes. Goofy at times but also some great kills. The killer reveal at the end is still hilarious. I also like that the innocent girl will be arrested for the murders. Hard to believe J. Lee Thompson directed this.
MORTUARY - Not one of the better ones though it does have some plusses like Christopher and Lynda Day George, and Bill Paxton skipping around a cemetery.
What are some of your favorites?
Here's what I've seen recently:
GIRLS NITE OUT - This improved quite a bit on rewatch, a fast-paced and mean-spirited film with a truly creepy ending. Also, a couple slasher regulars are in it (along with Hal Holbrook), including cutie Carrick Glenn (THE BURNING).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME - The LAWRENCE OF ARABIA of slashers at a buck fifty minutes. Goofy at times but also some great kills. The killer reveal at the end is still hilarious. I also like that the innocent girl will be arrested for the murders. Hard to believe J. Lee Thompson directed this.
MORTUARY - Not one of the better ones though it does have some plusses like Christopher and Lynda Day George, and Bill Paxton skipping around a cemetery.
What are some of your favorites?
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