SECRET SANTA ** Canada 2015 Dir: Mike McMurran 78 mins SECRET SANTA is a Canadian slasher that tries to bring a little blood to the festivities of Christmas. The plot is one we have seen countless times, a group of friends are studying for their final exams but when things…
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101 Films presents PROM NIGHT (1980), a slasher classic and one of the most influential horror films of the 1980s, released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK in an extras-packed limited edition. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis (HALLOWEEN) and Leslie Nielsen (AIRPLANE!), and adorned with a highly-regarded original…
HOT TUB PARTY MASSACRE ** Canada 2016 Dir: Chris Greenaway 70 mins Convicted serial killer Fred Banning has escaped from death row and is back on the streets which is unfortunate for anyone who crosses his path. He had previously killed 11 girls at several campuses across the United States…
Canada took the slasher movie to the next level when the country produced the trendsetting BLACK CHRISTMAS in 1974, at the height of what has become known as ‘Canuxploitation’. Later shockers from the nation of moose, Mounties and maple syrup included the equally effective MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) and HAPPY…
THE EVIL IN US *** Canada 2016 Dir: Jason William Lee 91 mins Surprisingly few reviewers picked up on the punning title of this unsubtle but subversive Canadian feature, which takes an oft-used EVIL DEAD-inspired set-up (college kids killing each other while under a malevolent influence at a rural retreat)…