Tag Archives: Slasher
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
While out driving with my father-in-law earlier this summer, he decided to take me on a short detour past the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin – once known as the Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. This, he … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Cannibals, Gunnar Hansen, horror, Jim Siedow, Marilyn Burns, Slasher, slaughterhouse, Tobe Hooper, wheelchair
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Bloody Birthday (1981)
In Meadowvale, California, on June 9, 1970, three children are born during the totality of a solar eclipse. As a result, these kids – Debbie, Curtis, and Steven – will become sociopaths. That, at least, is the premise of Bloody … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Billy Jayne, Eclipse, Ed Hunt, horror, José Ferrer, Julie Brown, Killer Kids, Lori Lethin, Slasher, Susan Strasberg
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The Funhouse (1981)
Before Poltergeist (1982), Tobe Hooper was a director of low-budget horror films whose reputation was built on the notoriety of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), an expertly crafted terror machine. After Poltergeist, things got messy: the film was a … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Carnival, Elizabeth Berridge, Frankenstein, horror, Kevin Conway, Rick Baker, Slasher, Sylvia Miles, Tobe Hooper, William Finley
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