'80s Slasher Archives

The Stepfather (4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 24, 2024

There is little to contest when saying that the ‘80s was a golden period for Horror movies. At a time when movie studios were pumping out one after another at a record pace, the cash cow of the time was Slashers. Dominated by the likes ... Read More

Terrifier 3 (Movie Review)

Lisa BurkeLisa BurkeOctober 8, 2024

The saying ‘the third time’s a charm’ does not always apply… specifically in the land of Horror. Some may say this about Horror films in many series; this includes less than positively acclaimed third chapters like 1983’s Jaws 3-D, 2009’s Wrong Turn 3: Left for ... Read More

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter / Paramount Pictures (1984)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter – Standing Out 40 Years Later

CrypticRockCrypticRockSeptember 21, 2024

Originally an independent film project developed in 1979, in unprecedented fashion Friday the 13th became a Horror movie empire that dominated the early ‘80s. Starting with a bidding war between three major film distributors (Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and United Artists), fortunately, Paramount Pictures Executive Frank ... Read More

Silent Madness – Rising From Obscurity 40 Years Later

CrypticRockCrypticRockMarch 15, 2024

Psychopaths and Horror movies seemingly go well together… because what is more frightening than an individual who lacks all empathy and kills at will? This in mind, filmmakers have explored these personality types throughout cinema history; dating back to Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic Psycho, but ... Read More

Disconnected – A Slash Gem 40 Years Later

CrypticRockCrypticRockMarch 13, 2024

By the time 1984 arrived, Horror had become one of the hottest subgenres of film out there. A time when the Slasher dominated the scene, 1978’s Halloween is probably the most responsible for the movement’s popularization. An independent classic by John Carpenter, it led the ... Read More

The Mutilator – A Look Back 40 Years Later

CrypticRockCrypticRockMarch 12, 2024

Let’s face it, ‘80s Horror films were not always kind to the younger generation. In fact, most of those being made at the time seemed to dice them up any chance they could. Whether it be naughty camp counselors getting their comeuppance in 1980’s Friday the ... Read More

’80s Slasher

The Stepfather (4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition Review)

Terrifier 3 (Movie Review)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter – Standing Out 40 Years Later

Silent Madness – Rising From Obscurity 40 Years Later

Disconnected – A Slash Gem 40 Years Later

The Mutilator – A Look Back 40 Years Later

The Stepfather (4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition Review)

Terrifier 3 (Movie Review)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter – Standing Out 40 Years Later

Silent Madness – Rising From Obscurity 40 Years Later

Disconnected – A Slash Gem 40 Years Later

The Mutilator – A Look Back 40 Years Later

This Week In Horror Movie History – Stigmata (1999)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Flash Gordon (1980)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Visiting Hours (1982)

Developing Artist Showcase – Absolight

Developing Artist Showcase – Vipërwitch

Developing Artist Showcase – Vermilia

Interview – Vincent Pastore

Interview – George Nolfi

Interview – Maddie Hasson

Stir of Echoes (4K Ultra HD Steelbook Review)

Skid Row – Live in London (Live Album Review)

Caddo Lake (Movie Review)