27 Years of Slasher Trash with Panache!
HAUNTED HOUSE OF HORROR
1969 / UK (advance look)
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DR GIGGLES
1992 / USA / ** 1/2 (JA Kerswell)
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An escapee from a lunatic asylum, convinced he's a doctor, returns to his hometown and begins killing teenagers."
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THE SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT CONTROVERSY
"Protesting Elves, a killer Santa and the shadowy potential role of a soft drink behemoth in the downfall of the most controversial holiday horror film ever made in this sometimes surreal true-life tale of festive fear ..."
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FACELESS
1988 / France / *** 1/2 (JA Kerswell)
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Spanish trash auteur Jess Franco’s gory—and surprisingly polished—reworking of his earlier film is an ‘80s excess with a who's who of Eurohorror."
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MURDER IN LAW
1989 / USA / *** 1/2 (JA Kerswell)
"A woman escapes from a mental institution for the criminally insane and arrives at her adult son's house, claiming she’s come to stay."
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BLOODY DOLL
2014 / China / ** 1/2 (JA Kerswell)
"This deliciously overstuffed Chinese cod-supernatural slasher throws multiple twists, each more ludicrous than the last."
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THE NIGHT VISITOR
1971 /USA/Sweden / **** (JA Kerswell)
"A slow-paced yet captivating locked room mystery with proto-slasher tendencies."
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HATCHETMAN
2003 / USA / ** (JA Kerswell)
"Sometimes more like a soft-core skin flick, it’s arguably worth sticking around until the end for a cheesy but slightly effective finale."
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TERROR AT LONDON BRIDGE
1985 / USA / *** (JA Kerswell)
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A light yet entertaining mix of supernatural slasher-lite hokum. David Hasselhoff fights a resurrected Jack the Ripper in Arizona."
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