Fans consider the 1980s the high point of horror cinema for a reason. With home video becoming a standard part of every American home, and cable channels growing every day, distributors wanted ...

On May 9, 1980, the horror genre was forever changed. The release of Friday the 13thinspired one of the longest-running ...

Certain slasher films aren't just landmarks in horror history; they're landmarks in film history. Peeping Tom, Psycho, and Scream are all classics whose influence is still being felt. One of the ...

Ask any horror fan to name iconic slashers, and the original Friday the 13th will undeniably be one of the first named. The movie is a slasher masterpiece and effectively perfected the formula ...

Freddy Krueger was always at least middle-aged, but now his whole series is about to follow suit: A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Wes Craven slasher classic, is turning 40 shortly after Halloween. It’s ...

Other times, however, the big names (before they became big), were in one-off slashers. Those are the big names that follow. Because of the behind-the-scenes issues, Clownhouse is now next to ...

Roger is passionate about movies and TV shows, as well as the drive-in theater. Aside from hosting and producing three podcasts and a monthly live show, he also collects comic books, records, VHS ...

Horror films have always been popular with fans, but critical acclaim was often a different story. However, in the 1970s, thanks to movies such as The Exorcist and Alien, horror also started to garner ...

Turn on the forever hit, '80s dance track "Maniac" by Michael Sembello, and it takes approximately six seconds before your heart starts pounding and you must (you must!) start moving your body. The ...