July 22, 2007: SLASHERS

Currently watching HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME (1980). Melissa Sue Anderson won't get naked, you can tell by the editing. Nobody leaves just a bra on that long in a slasher. When its on that long, it ain't going anywhere. 2 weeks of slasher movies, spurred by the hilarious BEHIND THE MASK. ... So far, selections include:

GRADUATION DAY,
HELL NIGHT,
THE FUNHOUSE,
THE PROWLER,
MADMAN,
TERROR TRAIN,
PROM NIGHT,
THE BURNING,
MY BLOODY VALENTINE,
STUDENT BODIES,
SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE,
SLEEPAWAY CAMP,
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2,
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII,
SLEEPAWAY CAMP 2,
TED BUNDY,
PUMPKINHEAD,
HALLOWEEN II,
JUST BEFORE DAWN,
BLACK CHRISTMAS,
FREDDY VS. JASON,
TRAUMA ...

There may be a couple more in there as well. Bear in mind that the canonical selections are not present because I've just seen them enough already. Although some of the above titles, esp. FREDDY VS JASON, I can't seem to ever get enough of. So basically this is just a "recent spins" type of list.

CURRENT READS:

ESSENTIAL TOMB OF DRACULA (VOL 1)
JUDGE DREDD: COMPLETE CASE FILES (VOL 1)
THE DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER by Stephen King
SPLATTER MOVIES by John McCarty
FILMMAKING ON THE FRINGE mostly for the Joe Dante interview
GRANDE ILLUSIONS by Tom Savini

CURRENT MUSIC:OLD GODZILLA SOUNDTRACKS by Ifukube Akira
VANISHING POINT SOUNDTRACK
SOUNDTRACK TO THE BURNING by Rick Wakeman
WAR OF THE WORLDS by Jeff Wayne...

Think I am on a Prog Rock kick recently. Now seeking old Rick Wakeman tracks ...