Written by Sean S. Cunningham and Victor Miller. Directed By Sean S. Cunningham. Starring Betsy Palmer, Kevin Bacon, Adrienne King and Ari Lehman. This is obviously a classic, a pinnacle of the slasher genre. Some of this movie is really fucking funny, some of the best 80s slashers are. The Friday music is iconic and … Continue reading Friday the 13th (1980)
Director:Richard Raaphorst Writers:Richard Raaphorst, Chris W. Mitchell and Miguel Tejada-Flores Stars:Robert Gwilym, Hon Ping Tang, and Alexander Mercury Plot: During WWII, Russian soldiers stumble upon a secret Nazi lab where they are creating cenobite-esque Frankenstein creatures. Let me start by saying i love these creatures!, that are freakish and grotesque and yet alarmingly elegant, if that's … Continue reading Frankenstein’s Army (2013)
Written by Jack Harry and Jeff Martel. Directed by Michael Storey. Starring Lucy Hale, Aaron Ashmore and Haylie Duff. Plot: Five students on spring break meet at a secluded island cabin for a weekend getaway. They eventually find themselves stranded on the island with a mysterious killer. I was bored lol, not a good start. The … Continue reading Fear Island (2009)
Directed by Joe Zerull. Written by Joe Zerull, Daniel Rairdin-Hale and Hanlon Smith-Dorsey. Starring Daniel Rairdin-Hale, Hanlon Smith-Dorsey and Yosh Hayashi. Plot: A group of people must battle a horde of the undead during Christmas. This movie is an homage to grindhouse flicks. I thought it was funny, Tara thought most of it was just weird. … Continue reading A Cadaver Christmas (2011)
Directed by Charles Band (infamous for the strange). Written by William Butler and August White (and it should not have taken 2 people to write this). Starring Gary Busey (yeah). Plot: an executed murderer's ashes get mixed into some dough and baked and out comes the Gingerdead Man It sounds like a funny sort of … Continue reading The Gingerdead Man (2005)
Directed by Steven C. Miller. Written by Jayson Rothwell. Starring Jamie King, Malcolm McDowell, Donal Logue and Brendan Fehr (for like a minute). Plot: basically it's just about the police tracking a killer in a Santa suit "Santa" goes on a killing spree in this movie, but for the most, his motives aren't all bad. He … Continue reading Silent Night (2012)
Written and Directed by Glen Morgan. Starring Michelle Trachtenberg, Katie Cassidy, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lacey Chabert and Oliver Hudson. Plot: an escaped maniac murders some sorority sisters during Christmas time This is considered blasphemy by many a horror fan, but me and DJ actually like this remake much more than the original. There's a better … Continue reading Black Christmas (2006)
Directed by Bob Clark. Written by Roy Moore. Starring Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder and John Saxon. Plot: essentially this is a story about a Crazytown guy who kills some sorority sisters during Christmas break The killer is in the house! It's classic. It's entertaining. Unfortunately, it's also kind of irritating. We are very … Continue reading Black Christmas (1974)
Written and Directed by David Steiman. Starring Bill Goldberg, Emilie de Ravin, Fran Drescher, Chris Kattan, James Caan, Rebecca Gayheart, Douglas Smith, Dave Thomas, Saul Rubinek and Robert Culp. Plot: Santa is actually a demon who lost a curling match. Yes you read that right, but time runs out on the bets outcome and Santa wants … Continue reading Santa’s Slay (2005)
Directed by Roland Joffe. Written by Larry Cohen and Joseph Tura. Starring Elisha Cuthbert and Daniel Gillies. Plot: a woman wakes up in a cellar having been captured by a psychotic man This will be real easy because we hated this movie. A very unlikable protagonist gets captured by a slightly more likable killer. When … Continue reading Captivity (2007)
