Released on this day in 1971:
Blood and Lace | USA | Philip Gilbert
When teenager Ellie is orphaned, she's sent to live with the despotic Mrs Deere and her handyman, who have a less-than-stellar approach to caregiving. A series of murders soon ensues...
#bloodandlace #protoslasher #gloriagrahame
Movie studios used many gimmicks to compete with TV in the 1950s and 60s... even mental health tests?! Yes!
Learn about the D13 Test, and check out "DEMENTIA 13" with Kelton, now playing on B-Film Invasion!
#bmovies #horror #thriller #slasher #protoslasher #francisfordcoppola #coppola #cultfilms
Check out "DEMENTIA 13," the feature directorial debut of Francis Ford Coppola, now playing on B-Film Invasion!
#bmovies #horror #thriller #slasher #protoslasher #francisfordcoppola #coppola #cultfilms
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A bleak #1960s #grindhouse #filmnoir set in Las Vegas’ neon underbelly. Traces a troubled marriage against a backdrop of disappearances and dread an early #protoslasher that favors atmosphere over spectacle.
#GrindhouseCinema #CinemaObscura #VintageCinema
NOW PLAYING on B-Film Invasion: the feature film directorial debut of Francis Ford Coppola, "DEMENTIA 13!"
#bmovies #horror #thriller #slasher #protoslasher #francisfordcoppola #coppola #cultfilms
Estrenada el 20 de diciembre de 1974, #BlackChristmas no solo adelantó el #slasher: lo infectó de paranoia, silencio y mal rollo doméstico. Terror navideño sin red y sin respuestas. No dejes de visitar nuestra web www.elprimoderidleyscott.es.
#HorrorMovies #ProtoSlasher #70sHorror #CultHorror
Poster for ANGELS OF TERROR
Pic from ANGELS OF TERROR
Pic from ANGELS OF TERROR
Pic from ANGELS OF TERROR
#w ANGELS OF TERROR (1971), one of many German #EdgarWallace adaptations. A young woman arrives in London to find her sister has disappeared, possibly murdered. Meanwhile, the drug syndicate she worked for are being killed by an unknown killer.
#filmsky
#whodunnit
#protoslasher
Released on this day in 1975:
The Love Butcher | USA | Mikel Angel, Don Jones
Lonely Caleb is shunned by most of the women he provides gardening services for. His macho brother Lester has more success, though his hatred wins out more often...
#thelovebutcher #70shorror #videonasty #protoslasher
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After her mother’s murder, Ellie is sent to a rural orphanage hiding secrets, disappearances, and a masked killer roaming at night. A creepy, early proto-slasher dripping with drive-in atmosphere.
#GrindhouseCinema #ProtoSlasher #70sHorror #DriveInHorror #Slasher
A Bay of Blood (1971) by #MarioBava
w/ #ClaudineAuger #LuigiPistilli #BrigitteSkay
The murder of a wealthy countess triggers a chain reaction of brutal killings in the surrounding bay area as several unscrupulous characters try to seize her large estate.
#Italian #Horror #Giallo #ProtoSlasher
Rewatching Peeping Tom. I got it from the library, but our bluray player is being wonky. Watching it on Tubi atm.
It came out the same year as Psycho, and it has a similar voyeristic eye. It's the same production company as The Red Shoes.
#filmsky #peepingtom #protoslasher
#Horror Released April 29
HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM (1959)
A British serial killer horror that is considered a solid "proto slasher" despite its early date. Stars Michael Gough (Legend of Hell House, Batman) & features a # of gruesome murders for the time.
Stream: Tubi
#ProtoSlasher #UKHorror
“Which magazines sell the most copies?”
“Those with girls on the front covers and no front covers on the girls.”
Great advice from one of the great movies. (Peeping Tom, 1960)
#horror #horrormovies #protoslasher
#Horror Released Feb 20
SCREAM BLOODY MURDER (1973)
An indie horror proto-slasher directed & co-written by Marc B. Ray, a filmmaker from Oregon. It's an escaped mental patient/deranged killer kind of flick.
Stream: Fawesome, etc
#IndieHorror #ProtoSlasher #SlasherFlick #DerangedKiller
On Friday, April 26th, I'll be hosting a lecture on the #protoslasher genre with a screening of the #RogerCorman classic, A Bucket of Blood as part of UBCON 2024.
