Slashers

The Initiation (1984) The Initiation

The Initiation (1984)

The Initiation is an American slasher film from 1984 directed by Larry Stewart. Starring Daphne Zuniga, Vera Miles, Clu Gulager, and James Read. Plot Since childhood, college student Kelly Fairchild has suffered from a recurring nightmare in which a strange man is burned alive in her childhood home. The nightmare began when Kelly suffered amnesia […]

Blackout (1985)

Blackout (1985)

Blackout is a psychological thriller from 1985 directed by Douglas Hickox. Starring Keith Carradine and Richard Widmark. Blackout gained notoriety with Ed Sherman’s murder of his wife Ellen who was pregnant at the time on 3 August 1985  in Connecticut. Sherman was inspired by the film and used an airconditioner to slow decomposition and get […]

Curtains (1983)

Curtains (1983)

Curtains is a slasher flic from 1983 directed by Richard Ciupka (as Jonathan Stryker) an Starring John Vernon and Samantha Eggar. Peter R. Simpson produced the film after his box office hit Prom Night (1980). Curtains was intended to be an adult  slasher as opposed to teenage characters. Plot Samantha Sherwood, an actress and for director Jonathan […]

Frankenhooker (1990)

Frankenhooker (1990)

Frankenhooker is a black comedy horror film from 1990, inspired by Frankenstein but made from prostitute parts. The film was made in the USA and directed by Frank Henenlotter. Starring James Lorinz as Jeffrey Franken and former Penthouse Pet Patty Mullen as Frankenhooker. Plot Frankenhooker Jeffrey Franken, a scientist is about to get married. But […]

Maniac (1980)

Maniac (1980)

Maniac is a slasher movie directed by William Lustig released in 1980. It stars Joe Spinell as Frank Zito, a serial killer residing in New York City who murders and scalps young women. Cult actress Caroline Munro co-stars as Anna D’Antoni. Tom Savini has a role as boyfriend and was responsible for the splatter effects. […]

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