‘Santa’s got an ax to grind’
Slayed is a 2020 American horror film about a maniac that returns to the scene of a massacre. But the only survivor is waiting for vengeance!
Co-directed by and starring Jim Klock (Red Letters; 6:66 P.M.; Massacre on Aisle 12) and Mike Capozzi, and based on Klock‘s screenplay, the Code 3 Films production also stars Coel Mahal (Don’t Ask Nancy TV series; Nerdalicious; #1 Cheerleader Camp), Kyra Kennedy (Red Letters) and Delton Goodrum.
‘Expect a killer weekend’
Why? is a 2020 American slasher horror film about a female writer that goes to a cabin for isolation and is stalked by an escaped maniac.
Written and directed by Corbin Timbrook (Do You See Me; The Belly of the Beast; Studio 666; Tower of Blood), the Gama Entertainment Partners-Nova Productions movie stars Lance Henriksen, Natasha Henstridge (The Black Room; Ghosts of Mars; Species and sequels), Emma Bell, Chris Browning and Allison McAtee.
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‘You’re not welcome here.’
Madison County is a 2011 American slasher horror film about college students that go to a mountain town to investigate a local serial killer.
Written and directed by Eric England (Josie; Contracted; Roadside), the movie stars Colley Bailey, Matt Mercer, Ace Marrero, Joanna Sotomura, Natalie Scheetz and Nick Principe.
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‘A cop… A killer… a bloody deadline’
10 to Midnight is a 1983 American thriller about a weary detective and his rookie partner on the trail of a psychopathic young male killer.
Directed by J. Lee Thompson (Death Wish 4: The Crackdown; Happy Birthday to Me; The Reincarnation of Peter Proud; Eye of the Devil; Cape Fear) from a screenplay written by William Roberts (The Last American Hero; Red Sun; The Magnificent Seven) from a story by J.
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Legend of Fall Creek is a 2016 American slasher horror film about Bloody Bobby who has returned to seek vengeance on his tormentors.
Although it was released first (on December 8th 2020), Black Pumpkin (original title Bloody Bobby 2) is actually the sequel to this film which was originally titled Bloody Bobby. More confusingly, this film has two entries on IMDb, as Bloody Bobby (2016) and under its new title, Legend of Fall Creek (2021).
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Jack the Ripper is a 2016 German TV thriller film about a young woman from Germany who gets caught up in the serial killer’s reign of terror.
Directed by Sebastian Niemann from a screenplay by Holger Karsten Schmidt, the Pantaleon Films-Fireworks Entertainment production stars Sonja Gerhardt, Falk Hentschel, Nicholas Farrell and Sabin Tambrea.
Plot:
London, 1888 – Young German photographer Anna Kosminski (Sonja Gerhardt) travels to London to start a new life with her brother Jakob (Vladimir Burlakov).
‘He’s back for revenge’
Dead End Demon aka Dead End 2 is a 2017 American horror film about a maniac that seems to be again stalking the residents of a small town. The movie is a sequel to Dead End (2014).
Written and directed by Jordan F. Ghanma (Psychopath aka Dead End 3; Double Deception), Dead Sea Productions movie stars Cynthia Aileen Strahan, Marcus D.
Legendary Pictures has revealed a teaser poster for its new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie which they partnered with Fede Álvarez and Rodolfo Sayague’s Bad Hombre Films banner, to produce. Fede Álvarez, is, of course, the director of the splendid Evil Dead (2013) remake and the freakishly enjoyable Don’t Breathe (2016), It is being directed by David Blue Garcia Chris from a screenplay written by Thomas Devlin.
The movie stars Elsie Fisher, Sarah Yarkin, Mark Burnham, Moe Dunford, Olwen Fouéré, Alice Krige, Jacob Latimore, Nell Hudson, Jessica Allain, Sam Douglas, William Hope and Jolyon Coy.
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‘What you don’t believe in can kill you.’
Urban Legend is a 1998 American slasher horror feature film directed by Australian Jamie Blanks (Long Weekend; Storm Warning; Valentine). The screenplay was written by Silvio Horta (Horror Movie: The Movie short) and the movie stars Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Tara Reid, Michael Rosenbaum, Robert Englund, Loretta Devine, John Neville, Danielle Harris and Brad Dourif.
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‘Who’s laughing now?’
Heckle is a 2019 British horror feature film about a stand-up comedian who encounters a seemingly insane heckler, who becomes his stalker.
Directed by Martyn Pick (Evil Never Dies) from a screenplay written by Airell Anthony Hayles (They’re Outside), the Voodoo Films-Haunted Cinema production stars Clark Gable III, Steve Guttenberg, Guy Combes
Edited by Jake West (director of Doghouse; Evil Aliens; Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes; Razor Blade Smile).
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‘Lights, camera… cut’
Sleepaway Slasher is a 2016 American horror film about a group of budding filmmakers invited to the site of an unfinished ’80s cult movie… and the death of its infamous starlet. As the retreat progresses, something evil lurking behind-the-scenes begins to steal focus and the group become characters in a real-life horror film.
Directed by Alexander Birrell, Eugen Bräunig, Emma Hall-Martin, Hayley Monek, Martin Murray, Michael Newton, Christina Reilly, Ben Venturina and Kerey Viswanathan.
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‘Welcome to the party’
Squatter is a 2020 American horror feature film about a wrestling-obsessed, machete-wielding maniac who kills students at a party.
Written and directed by Jimmy Tyson (as Jimmy T), the Golden Ticket Studios-Stonerhouse Entertainment-Windhorn Productions movie stars Fallingstar Locke, Daniel Salazar, Mikah Thomas, Arnold Merry, Whitney Hicks, Hurricane Chris and Emily Buckner.
Plot:
Caleb Johnson and James Dukes are best friends finishing up their sophomore year in college.
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‘A bloodbath is about to be unleashed!’
Corpse Prison: Part Two – original title: Gekijouban Shishuugoku: Yui no hen – is a 2017 Japanese horror feature film written and directed by Hideo Jôjô (Siren X), based on a manga by Makine Muroi. The movie stars Moemi Katayama, Anna Tachibana, Shin’ichi Wagô, Nagomi, Reimi Fujishiro and Ren Fukusaki.
Corpse Prison: Part One was shot back-to-back.
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Deadly Manor is a 1990 Spanish slasher horror feature film in which a group of teenagers stay the night in a seemingly deserted old mansion. Soon, the members of the group start turning up dead and the panicked teenagers realise that they’re not alone.
Directed by José Ramón Larraz [as Jose Larraz] (Edge of the Axe; Scream – and Die!; Symptoms; Vampyres) from a screenplay co-written with Brian Smedley-Aston, the movie stars Clark Tufts, Greg Rhodes (Ghosthouse), Claudia Franjul and Mark Irish.
Video Nasty is a forthcoming horror feature film about three teenagers who rent a cursed VHS tape that pulls them into an ’80s slasher movie. The trio has to fight for their lives or be trapped forever.
Lionsgate optioned the Video Nasty screenplay by Chris Thomas Devlin (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 2021), with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to produce the film through their Point Grey banner.
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‘Beware of The Hangman’
Backwoods is a 2020 American slasher horror film about The Hangman, a deformed religious zealot who kills men and takes women as “brides”.
Directed by Thomas Smith from a screenplay co-written with Erin Lilley, the Fighting Owl Films production stars Jeremy Sande, Isabella Alberti, Tahj Vaughans and Michael Anthony Bagozzi. Produced by Kris Skoda.
Plot:
High school cheerleader Molly woke bound and gagged in the trunk of her boyfriend’s car.
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‘The final exam is murder’
Massacre Academy is a 2021 American slasher horror film about a repeat killing spree that seems to be the work of Carnie the Killer Clown.
Written and directed by Mark Cantu (Average Joe; Elite; Echo), the Cineworx production stars Jess Uhler, Brian Ceponis, Sierra Mitchell and Christina Krakowski.
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‘There is only one Camp Blood!’
Children of Camp Blood is a 2020 American slasher horror film about disturbed teenagers at a remote retreat trying to deal with their fears.
Written, photographed, directed and edited by Mark Polonia (Virus Shark; Return to Splatter Farm; Frozen Sasquatch; Sharkenstein; Jurassic Prey; Feeders; et al).
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Alpine Lake is a 2020 American slasher horror film about five college friends that go for a weekend of mischief in an isolated lake cabin. However, they are attacked one by one by a deadly killer in the woods in an endless night of terror and bloodshed.
Written and directed by Wayne Johnson, the Lafayette Pictures production stars Melvin Jackson Jr., Christine Guerra, Ellyana and James Matthew Poole.
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‘Seven people are dead – and you’re next!’ Whodunit? is a 1982 American mystery horror feature film very loosely based on And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. Also known as Island of …
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