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1978 - 1984: The Golden Age of Slasher Films (The Bad)

Started by claws, February 22, 2025, 01:13:37 AM

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how many have you seen?

Friday the 13th: Part 3 1982
8 (66.7%)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 1984
7 (58.3%)
Children of the Corn 1984
9 (75%)
Prom Night 1980
9 (75%)
Silent Night, Deadly Night 1984
7 (58.3%)
The Slumber Party Massacre 1982
7 (58.3%)
The Funhouse 1981
8 (66.7%)
Terror Train 1980
6 (50%)
Tourist Trap 1979
8 (66.7%)
The Prowler 1981
3 (25%)
Pieces 1982
8 (66.7%)
Happy Birthday to Me 1981
7 (58.3%)
The House on Sorority Row 1982
7 (58.3%)
Hell Night 1981
6 (50%)
Christmas Evil 1980
5 (41.7%)
The Driller Killer 1979
7 (58.3%)
Just Before Dawn 1981
3 (25%)
Alone in the Dark 1982
7 (58.3%)
Deadly Blessing 1981
5 (41.7%)
Antropophagus 1980
5 (41.7%)
Madman 1981
5 (41.7%)
Silent Rage 1982
7 (58.3%)
The Mutilator 1984
4 (33.3%)
Mother's Day 1980
4 (33.3%)
House on the Edge of the Park 1980
6 (50%)
Curtains 1983
6 (50%)
Bloody Birthday 1981
3 (25%)
Student Bodies 1981
8 (66.7%)
Don't Go in the House 1979
6 (50%)
Graduation Day 1981
6 (50%)
The Boogey Man 1980
4 (33.3%)
The Toolbox Murders 1978
4 (33.3%)
Evilspeak 1981
3 (25%)
Visiting Hours 1982
6 (50%)
Final Exam 1981
5 (41.7%)
The Initiation 1984
4 (33.3%)
Nightmare 1981
2 (16.7%)
He Knows You're Alone 1980
6 (50%)
New Year's Evil 1980
6 (50%)
The Final Terror 1983
2 (16.7%)
Absurd 1981
5 (41.7%)
X-Ray 1981
3 (25%)
Superstition 1982
2 (16.7%)
Night School 1981
5 (41.7%)
Eyes of a Stranger 1981
3 (25%)
Don't Open Till Christmas 1984
4 (33.3%)
The Slayer 1982
4 (33.3%)
Mortuary 1982
6 (50%)
The Incubus 1981
2 (16.7%)
The Fan 1981
2 (16.7%)
Bloody Moon 1981
2 (16.7%)
Madhouse 1981
4 (33.3%)
Sweet Sixteen 1983
4 (33.3%)
Night of the Demon 1980
5 (41.7%)
The Dorm That Dripped Blood 1982
4 (33.3%)
Strange Behavior 1981
2 (16.7%)
The Last Horror Film 1982
4 (33.3%)
The Unseen 1980
3 (25%)
Humongous 1982
6 (50%)
Don't Answer the Phone! 1980
4 (33.3%)
The Silent Scream 1979
3 (25%)
Schizoid 1980
2 (16.7%)
Girls Nite Out 1982
2 (16.7%)
Unhinged 1982
2 (16.7%)
The Prey 1983
4 (33.3%)
Funeral Home 1980
3 (25%)
Death Valley 1981
3 (25%)
Mountaintop Motel Massacre 1983
8 (66.7%)
Frightmare 1983
5 (41.7%)
Savage Weekend 1979
4 (33.3%)
Silent Madness 1984
4 (33.3%)
Blood Beat 1983
0 (0%)
Fatal Games 1984
3 (25%)
Pandemonium 1982
1 (8.3%)
Are You in the House Alone? 1978
3 (25%)
The Seduction 1982
3 (25%)
Giallo in Venice 1979
0 (0%)
The Comeback 1978
3 (25%)
Ghost Keeper 1981
2 (16.7%)
Death Screams 1982
3 (25%)
Midnight 1982
2 (16.7%)
The Redeemer: Son of Satan! 1978
2 (16.7%)
Rocktober Blood 1984
5 (41.7%)
Windows 1980
1 (8.3%)
Murder by Phone 1982
2 (16.7%)
Stage Fright 1980
4 (33.3%)
Double Exposure 1982
2 (16.7%)
Phobia 1980
2 (16.7%)
Too Scared to Scream 1984
2 (16.7%)
The Last House on the Beach 1978
1 (8.3%)
Killer's Moon 1978
3 (25%)
Satan's Blade 1984
1 (8.3%)
The Scorpion with Two Tails 1982
0 (0%)
Killer's Delight 1978
1 (8.3%)
Island of Blood 1982
2 (16.7%)
Disconnected 1984
1 (8.3%)
Blood Song 1982
2 (16.7%)
American Nightmare 1983
1 (8.3%)
Delusion 1981
1 (8.3%)
The Ghost Dance 1982
1 (8.3%)

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M.10rda

#15
February 25, 2025, 05:13:29 PM
I too also love ALONE IN THE DARK. Wild flick.

I saw no sense to pick too many bones w/ the inclusions on this list. I mean, it's Wikipedia. To paraphrase the other cop from the end of CXHINATOWN: "Don't worry about it, RCM - it's Wikipedia!"

claws

#16
February 25, 2025, 10:56:20 PM Last Edit: February 25, 2025, 11:11:49 PM by claws
Quote from: RCMerchant on February 20, 2025, 10:47:56 AMThe 80's ruined horror movies for a very long time, with all the so-called "slasher" movies and their ilk.

Quote from: RCMerchant on February 22, 2025, 05:31:05 PM26.

TOURIST TRAP is the best of that list.
And why it's under "Bad" is beyond me. It's an excellent film.
Not one of these lists has had EATEN ALIVE (1978) listed, by Tobe Hooper. For shame!

Quote from: RCMerchant on February 25, 2025, 10:29:35 AMThe TOOLBOX MURDERS and ALONE IN THE DARK are both fantastic movies and most certainly do not belong on the "Bad" list.
Heck- ALONE IN THE DARK has Jack Palance, Martin Landau, and Donald Pleasance giving stellar performances!
And Cameron Mitchell singing "I Feel Like a Motherless Child" while slurping a lollipop in TOOLBOX is classic.

Holy guacamole! For someone who condemned slashers you sure care a lot  :teddyr:

Nothing about this list is set in stone or anything. It's just another list of many.

We probably need a 100 BEST slashers thread?
Is it October yet?

RCMerchant

#17
February 26, 2025, 06:17:09 AM
^ I don't care for the repetition of most of the franchise "slashers". Some of the stand alone films are fine.
For example- the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE is a classic film; but the sequels are, for the most part, total s**t. Same for HALLOWEEN (1978). And A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984).
FRIDAY THE 13th (1980) was NEVER good.
Supernatural?...perhaps. Baloney?...Perhaps not!" Bela Lugosi-the BLACK CAT (1934)
Interviewer-"Does Dracula ever end for you?
Lugosi-"No. Dracula-never ends."
Slobber, Drool, Drip!
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zombie no.one

#18
February 26, 2025, 08:35:37 AM
well we all know none of them set out to be high art, or oscar nominees... I think as trashy entertainment you can't do much better than 80s slashers 

(although even I think some of them do absolutely suck, of course)

the 80s did have 'proper' horror films as well... I don't think you can say slashers ruined anything.

RCMerchant

#19
February 26, 2025, 10:01:43 AM
^ Of course not! the THING (1982), imho, is one of the best horror films ever made! And I love many 'Bad' movies of the era- just not boring bad.
Supernatural?...perhaps. Baloney?...Perhaps not!" Bela Lugosi-the BLACK CAT (1934)
Interviewer-"Does Dracula ever end for you?
Lugosi-"No. Dracula-never ends."
Slobber, Drool, Drip!
https://www.tumblr.com/ronmerchant

Trevor

#20
February 26, 2025, 11:50:54 AM
Quote from: RCMerchant on February 25, 2025, 10:29:35 AMThe TOOLBOX MURDERS and ALONE IN THE DARK are both fantastic movies and most certainly do not belong on the "Bad" list.
Heck- ALONE IN THE DARK has Jack Palance, Martin Landau, and Donald Pleasance giving stellar performances!
And Cameron Mitchell singing "I Feel Like a Motherless Child" while slurping a lollipop in TOOLBOX is classic.

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We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.

lester1/2jr

#21
February 26, 2025, 08:47:11 PM
I don't know what anything is

zombie no.one

#22
February 28, 2025, 12:13:33 PM
Quote from: zombie no.one on February 24, 2025, 01:08:28 PMI have a VIPCO release copy which probably means it's cut to shreds.... might have to invest in a newer uncut release. it has some brilliantly awful dialogue

picked up the 88Films release of this (A BLADE IN THE DARK) today... as expected it's longer. 109 mins compared to my VIPCO release's 104 mins.

in one sense I admire VIPCO for introducing me to soooo many bad movies (esp slashers) at budget prices, but on the other hand I curse them for releasing such heavily cut versions
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