Hey fiends, we have crites, death, Hammer Horror, and some Hi-Def upgrades along with Halloween classic Charlie Brown. Read on to see what is all in store for you this week and don’t forget that if you are going to purchase any of these to click via the links provided.
Having covered all American films up to this point, I thought it was time to take a detour and feature an Italian import. The giallo genre is quite possibly the crown jewel when it comes to Italian horror cinema and those films stylistic similarities to the slasher should not be understated. Being a huge fan of giallo master Dario Argento in high school, I tried to pick up anything and everything bearing the Director’s touch. When I saw that one of his protégés, Michelle Soavi, had tried his hand at a slasher genre film, I knew I had to check it out. This is what led me to the semi classic Italian slasher Stagefright.
Today’s feature is a relatively unpopular entry in the meca of all slasher franchises. By 1989, Jason had been terrorizing audiences with seven previous films. The series had had its ups and downs, sometimes taking bizaar turns(Part 5 didn’t feature Jason at all and part 7 included that god awful psychic subplot) but by the time the eighth film debuted at theaters, it felt as though audiences had become tired of the beloved machete wielding maniac(as box office receipts indicate). Did the film deserve to be panned or was it’s release simply bad timing? Tonight lets pull up the anchor and take a 1 ½ hour voyage with Friday the 13th part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan.
Day 3: Were Slashing Inventory… and Employees: The Intruder
Some of the best horror films can take a seemingly safe place/situation and turn it into a creepy viewing experience. Hell, look at what Friday the 13th did for camping, Jaws did for swimming, and Ice Cream Man did for going to the ice cream shop(on second thought, scratch that last one). Nothing could be safer than a day at the super market, right? Wrong, not if your at the Walnut Lake Grocer. Day 3 of 30 September Slashers us takes us on a trip to the grocery store with Scott Spiegel’s The Intruder.
In less than 3 weeks, DESTROY THE BRAIN will be covering Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. Again, we will be bringing you video, audio and all sorts of coverage for the festival so be sure to come here every day starting September 23-30th!
Personally, I’m a lover of short films. Not only are they quick tales that don’t need the full amount of time to tell a story, but usually they are stepping stones to new talent. Beyond the break, read on the amazing selection of shorts Fantastic Fest will be showing…
In Episode 77, you get an review of CARRIERS and TRIANGLE plus rambling, news, DVD/Blu-Ray Announcements & Releases for August 17, 2010.
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