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  • THE LEGEND OF CRYSTAL LAKE TRULY BEGINS: 'FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2' (1981) - A CUT ABOVE AT 45
    We see "... a grotesque shrine centred around [Jason's] mother’s decomposing severed head." Credit: Paramount Pictures The co...
  • THE REAL THREAT IS OUR FLAWS, NOT THE MONSTERS WANTING TO TEAR AT OUR FLESH: 'DAY OF THE DEAD' (1985)
    George A. Romero surrounded by undead extras on the set of Day of the Dead . Credit: Laurel Entertainment Inc George A. Romero (1940 - 2017)...
  • REVIVING LOVECRAFT IN THE PRESENT: 'RE-ANIMATOR' (1985)
      Herbert West (Jeffery Combs) is about to inject his reagent into human flesh to re-animate the dead. Credit: Re-Animator Productions Re-An...
  • FROM THE DRILLER KILLER TO ‘KING OF NEW YORK’: ABEL FERRARA’S 1990 DREAMLIKE NEO-NOIR CRIME OPUS
    Christopher Walken as Frank White in King of New York . Credit: New Line Cinema I discovered Abel Ferrara’s King of New York when I saw the...
  • SICK BAGS AND BRAINS: LOOKING INTO ‘NIGHTMARES IN A DAMAGED BRAIN’ (1981) AT 45
    This kid has an axe to grind. Credit: Severin Films   Generically titled Nightmare in the United States, this slasher film is better known ...
  • BAYOU FEVER DREAM: 'EATEN ALIVE' (1976) AT 50
    Judd (Neville Brand) is 'sickle' of your shit. Credit: the Rustam estate Tobe Hooper (1943–2017) followed up his 1974 debut masterpi...
  • WAR ON THE STREETS OF CHINATOWN: 'YEAR OF THE DRAGON' (1985)
    "You forget to breathe during it!",  said famed cult filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. Credit: MGM   “This is not the Bronx or Brooklyn...
  • THE TERROR BEFORE THE MASK: 'FRIDAY THE 13TH' (1980) - THE LANDMARK SLASHER
    Tom Savini's gore effects for the brutal murders are the main draw of Friday the 13th . Credit: Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros. Spoilers...
  • “YOUR FEMININE PULCHRITUDE IS DETESTABLE” - 'THE LOVE BUTCHER' (1975)
    "Caleb/Lester’s origin of his madness, and hatred of women, stems from a childhood trauma related to his mother." Exploitation fil...
  • SAVOUR THE VICTORIAN VICE: 'TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA' (1970)
    Sir Christopher Lee's Dracula is one of the most iconic portrayals of Bram Stoker's legendary creation. Credit: Warner Bros. Picture...

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