The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is a 2006 American slasher film that functions as a prequel to the 2003 remake, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper (co-creators of the… Read More ›
Basket Case is a 1982 American horror film, written and directed by Frank Henenlotter (Frankenhooker). It spawned two sequels, Basket Case 2 (1990) and Basket Case 3: The Progeny (1991), both also directed by Henenlotter. The film is notable for its low-budget… Read More ›
Stoker is a 2013 horror film, family drama and psychological thriller directed by Park Chan-wook and written by Wentworth Miller. It stars Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, and Nicole Kidman. After India’s father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never… Read More ›
Macabre, international title for Rumah Dara (Indonesian title), is a 2009 Indonesian horror-slasher film directed by Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto (The Mo Brothers) and starring Julie Estelle and Shareefa Daanish. The film is based on the short film Dara. According to… Read More ›
Stevan Mena’s Bereavement is a prequel to his film Malevolence, which I haven’t seen. On the one hand, this is probably to my benefit, as I came to the film with no preconceptions of character and plot – though I… Read More ›
Visiting Hours (also known as Get Well Soon and The Fright) is a 1982 slasher film starring Michael Ironside (Scanners, American Nightmare), Lee Grant, Linda Purl, William Shatner and Lenore Zann. It was directed by Jean-Claude Lord and written by… Read More ›
High Tension (French: Haute tension, released in the UK as Switchblade Romance) is a 2003 French horror film that was later released in 2004 in the UK and 2005 in the US and Canada. The film, directed by Alexandre Aja,… Read More ›
Happy Birthday to Me is a 1981 slasher film filmed in Canada and directed by J. Lee Thompson, written by John C. W. Saxton and starring Melissa Sue Anderson and Glenn Ford. It was released on May 15, 1981 and has since become… Read More ›
Vengeance Is Mine (Japanese title: 復讐するは我にあり, fukushū suru wa ware ni ari) is a 1979 film directed by Shōhei Imamura, based on the book of the same name by Ryuzo Saki. It depicts the true story of serial killer Akira Nishiguchi (Iwao Enokizu in the film). It… Read More ›
The Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies is a 2012 book by British writer Peter Normanton. It is described on the cover as ‘an A-Z Guide to Over Sixty Years of Blood and Guts’ and was published by Running Press/Robinson. Most… Read More ›
