Tuesday 15 August 2017

1974 slasher should get genre credit not Halloween

The point in this article is well made and well illustrated in the embedded video - if you choose to watch it be aware it features 18-rated scenes of gore.

Peeping Tom and Psycho also need referencing in any slasher history, as does Last House on the Left and Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

http://nofilmschool.com/2017/02/how-one-most-influential-horror-films-all-time-made-slashers-possible

Friday 4 August 2017

Kindergarten horror Chucky and clowns dominating 2017 releases

Scary toddlers and super creeps – helicopter parenting and the rise of 'kindergarten horror' https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/03/scary-toddlers-and-super-creeps-helicopter-parenting-and-the-rise-of-kindergarten-horror?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger