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Category: Slasher

“Rip, and cut, and mutilate the innocent! His friends, and again, and again”. A category that needs no introduction to horror fans. Baby sitter? Coed? Virgin? – better stay away.

Review: Punch

“That’s the way to do it” screeches the films titular slasher as he stalks a would be victim along the promenade of a dreary UK seafront. In some respects Andy Webster’s ‘Punch’ sort of does, but ultimately it perhaps shares more in common with modern folk horrors than contemporary slashers. The plot of the movie, […]

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Review: Bitch Ass

“Bitch Ass: The story of America’s first black serial killer” – Tony Todd. At its core ‘Bitch Ass’ is a thought provoking; contemporary horror challenges the viewer… or not! Actually ‘Bitch Ass’ is everything you hoped it would be from the title, a throwback slasher movie which, whilst not really a comedy, certainly doesn’t take […]

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Review: The 6th Friend

Wearing its inspiration quite literally on its (DVD) sleeve ‘The 6th Friend’ could sit quite comfortably amongst the countless competent, yet uninspiring, second rate, second wave slasher films to emerge in the late 90s, after Craven’s ‘Scream’ spearheaded the sub-genres resurgence. If the artwork on the one-sheet wasn’t enough to tip you off, this movie […]

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Review: Mrs Claus

Christmas really isn’t a great time to be a sorority house girl. Aside from summer-time camping trips I would say, staying on campus over the holiday season has got to be one of the more perilous times of the year. Since the iconic ‘Black Christmas’ of 1974 gave all manner of stalkers and weidos and […]

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Review: Secret Santa

Just like the titular game Adam Marcus’s ‘Secret Santa’ has is awkward moments, some hits, some misses, but overall remains a fun endeavour. The film opens with festive music, festive themes and a montage which sees our characters arriving at, what will be for most of them, their final destination – the Pope family house. […]

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