With fans not all that keen on the idea of a Jason imposter, as seen in the last installment, the studio immediately course-corrected and not only brought back Jason as the franchise’s chief antagonist but they also amped up his power level by making him an explicitly supernatural and nigh-unstoppable force, and this undead powerhouse…
Tag: Slasher Film
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) – Review
Jason may have been killed in the last outing, with his head being split in half and brutally hacked apart by a young Corey Feldman, but that didn’t mean the franchise was dead in the water because even though the “Final Chapter” had been touted as the end of the series the accountants over at…
Friday the 13th The Final Chapter (1984) – Review
Friday the 13th Part 3 was to be the last entry in the franchise, the original script had Jason getting his head chopped off, but the studio decided to take one more stab at the apple and give the world Jason’s “Final Chapter” which, of course, ended up being far from the final entry in…
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (2010) – Review
Scooby-Doo and the gang have crossed paths with some truly legendary monsters in their time, from the Loch Ness Monster to the Abominable Snowman; even tackling such classic foes as Dracula and the Wolfman but with Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare, our heroes must face off against something altogether different…the 80s’ slasher genre. In a clear homage…
Road Games (1981) – Review
The 1980s were literally exploding with slasher films — with the likes of Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, and Freddy Krueger quickly becoming horror icons — so it’s not surprising that other countries would try and cash in on the genre, which did lead to such gems as Clive Barker’s Hellraiser. But down under in Australia, during…