Category: Slasher
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Maniac (1980)
A psychopath, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in New York City, kills young women and takes their scalps as his trophies. Will he find the perfect woman in a photographer, and end his killing spree? Run from this man! William Lustig Joe Spinell Caroline Munro Tom Savini Sharon Mitchell http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081114/
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Hospital Massacre aka X-Ray (1981)
There’s no recovery at … Hospital Massacre While receiving a routine check-up, a beautiful woman is stalked by a maniac out to avenge a childhood Valentine’s Day humiliation. Directed by Boaz Davidson Starring Barbi Benton Of all the slasher films that came out in 1981, this is definitely one of them. That said, for some…
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Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Angela Baker, a traumatized and very shy young girl, is sent to summer camp with her cousin. Shortly after her arrival, anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions gets their comeuppance. Robert Hiltzik’s “Sleepaway Camp” is one of the most memorable slasher movies ever made. Of course the acting and dialogue are terrible, but…
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My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Harry’s out to steal your heart. A decades-old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine’s Day turns out to be true to legend when a group defies the killer’s order and people start turning up dead. Directed by George Mihalka Lori Hallier, Paul Kelman Notorious for being the slasher film most…
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Just Before Dawn (1981)
Will Anyone Survive Those Hours Just Before Dawn? Five campers arrive in the mountains to examine some property they have bought, but are warned by the forest ranger Roy McLean that a huge machete-wielding maniac has been terrorising the area. Ignoring the warnings, they set up camp, and start disappearing one by one. Just Before…
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Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
As a horror-film fan who likes certain types of chillers, I would say this bit of work is solid in atmosphere and fairly gripping at times. The musical score is out of this world, and John DiSanti was brilliant. The directing by Mr. Weiderhorn was very creative and was at the near peak of perfection…
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Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) (TV)
Frank DeFelitta, who also happened to write the novel Audrey Rose, turned to directing for this 1981 horror fantasy. The film opens with an eerie credit roll set on a pastel-colored windmill backdrop, and this is when we first hear the film’s unforgettabley chilling score. Twenty years after seeing this film for the first time,…
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