‘Happy Birthday to Me’ (1981): Twisty, loopy early 80s slasher
Wanna feel stupid, like you can’t properly follow the plot of a simple 80s slasher film, only to have the ending spell it out for you? I’ve got a movie for you!
Tag: 1980s
‘Out of the Dark’ (1989): Campy thriller with plenty of red herrings
Kinda creepy, kinda fun, kinda funny. It’s a treat if you’re in the right mood for it.
‘Yor, the Hunter from the Future’ (1983): Speedy, wacky, always entertaining B-actioner
Yor, the Amusingly Adept Dreck from the 80s!
‘Venom’ (1982): Fun exploiter, but needs more hiss
Frequently silly but entertaining hostage crisis nail-biter…which needed a whole lot more mamba.
‘Shaker Run’ (1985): Car chases, stunts, & American machismo in New Zealand
An obscure New Zealand chase film that didn’t bore me.
‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ (1984): Claus, kills & controversy
Ho Ho Hold the phone while I get my axe!
‘Ghost Story’ (1981): Early ’80s attempt at refined, classic horror
Ghost Story, the glossy, high-end 1981 horror flick from Universal and director John Irvin, makes its Blu-ray debut thanks to Shout! Factory’s Scream Factory line.
‘Rolling Vengeance’ (1987): ’80s monster truck fad gets its due
Looking for revenge? Go big or go home.
‘Nightmares’ (1983): 4 scares for the price of 1
More hits than misses in this vintage 1980s four-part suspense/sci-fi/supernatural/horror anthology.
‘Dreamscape’ (1984): Silly then, fairly prescient today
It’s dumb, right?
