slasher
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In a Violent Nature Turns the Slasher Genre on Its Head
Ever wondered what a masked maniac in the vein of Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees does in his downtime—or what it might be like if Terrence Malick made a slasher movie? In a Violent Nature, which just debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and will stream on Shudder, sets out to answer both questions. As…
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Shake Ya Pom-Poms or Die: Bring It On Has Been Turned Into a Slasher
I said brr, it’s cold in here. There must be a…killer in the atmosphere? Bring It On: Cheer or Die is (hopefully) headed to a streaming service near you.
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The Old Guard 2 Has Found Itself a New Director
David F. Sandberg offers a Shazam: Fury of the Gods update. David Cronenberg chills in new footage from Shudder’s Slasher: Flesh & Blood. Get a look at Disney’s Up spinoff, Dug Days. Plus, what’s to come in Walking Dead: World Beyond’s final season. Spoilers now!
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April Fool’s Day Is a Delightfully Subversive Slasher for Any Occasion
By 1986, the year April Fool’s Day was released, the slasher genre was suffering from box-office fatigue. Pioneering franchise Friday the 13th was already on its sixth entry, and nearly every holiday had already been snatched up as a backdrop for a slight variation on the same kill-crazy rampage.