Lesleh Donaldson Archives

Funeral Home (Special Edition Blu-Ray Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockMay 7, 2024

During the boom of Horror’s popularity during the 1980s many films were made, released, but over time, have drifted into obscurity. A sad but true reality, some were better left forgotten, while others actually had more going for them beyond a short shelf life. Falling ... Read More

Curtains – Worth A Peek Into 40 Years Later

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 25, 2023

Between 1980 and 1983 a massive amount of Slasher films flooded the Horror film market. From 1980’s Friday the 13th and 1981’s Happy Birthday to Me, to 1982’s The Slumber Party Massacre, through to 1983’s Sleepaway Camp, there was a lot out there. With plenty more ... Read More

This Week In Horror – Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

Samantha AndujarSamantha AndujarMay 18, 2018

This week in Horror movie history, back on May 15th in 1981, Canadian Horror-Mystery-Slasher Happy Birthday to Me hit theaters. A part of the slew of Slasher-themed Horror flicks, written by John CW Saxton (Blackout 1978, Class of 1984 1982) and directed by J. Lee Thompson (The ... Read More

Tales of Poe (Movie Review)

Kerry BlackKerry BlackOctober 3, 2016

Writer/Directors Bart Mastronardi (Vindication 2006) and Alan Rowe Kelly (I’ll Bury You Tomorrow 2002, The Blood Shed 2007) present an intriguing anthology film entitled Tales of Poe. Based on three ground-breaking works by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, Tales of Poe initially saw release in ... Read More

What’s In The Basement – Funeral Home 30 Years Later

Jon WamsleyJon WamsleyDecember 9, 2015

From Canada with love comes Funeral Home, an obscure gem released at the height of the slasher craze in 1980. The film is directed by William Fruet (Spasms 1983, Killer Party 1986) and stars Lesleh Donaldson (Happy Birthday to Me 1981, Curtains 1983) as Heather , Kay Hawtrey ... Read More

Interview – Lesleh Donaldson

CrypticRockCrypticRockMarch 19, 2015

The Horror genre garnishes perhaps the strongest and most loyal following of any in film. With a love and devotion for fright films of the past, long forgotten by the mainstream, these fans remind how important Horror is to the landscape of cinema. Seasoned Canadian-born ... Read More

Lesleh Donaldson

Funeral Home (Special Edition Blu-Ray Review)

Curtains – Worth A Peek Into 40 Years Later

This Week In Horror – Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

Tales of Poe (Movie Review)

What’s In The Basement – Funeral Home 30 Years Later

Interview – Lesleh Donaldson

Funeral Home (Special Edition Blu-Ray Review)

Curtains – Worth A Peek Into 40 Years Later

This Week In Horror – Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

Tales of Poe (Movie Review)

What’s In The Basement – Funeral Home 30 Years Later

Interview – Lesleh Donaldson

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 – Donna Pescow

Interview – Johnny Farina of Santo & Johnny

Interview – Jem Tayle & Boris Williams of Vamberator

HALESTORM: Hyde Manor (Hardcover Graphic Novel Review)

Elton John: Never Too Late (Documentary Review)

The Virginmarys – The House Beyond The Fires (Album Review)