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Stagefright (Deliria) (1986): Dir. Michele Soavi
Feat. David Brandon, Barbara Cupisti; Highly admired by some, this stylish Italian slasher–horror concerns an insane actor who escapes confinement and stumbles into the rehearsals…
Hills Have Eyes 2, The (1985): Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Tamara Stafford, Kevin Spirtas, Michael Berryman; Revisiting the same mutant–inhabited desert terrain of the original, this has a band of motorcross enthusiasts raise the appetite of the same…
Phenomena (Creepers) (1984): Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi; Argento once again forgoes plot to concentrate on his strengths, namely stalk and slash set pieces and kinetic visuals staged like a bad dream. VHS…
Psycho 2 (1983): Dir. Richard Franklin
Feat. Anthony Perkins; Much better than expected sequel sees Anthony Perkins reprise his role 23 years later as endearing nutcase Norman Bates. Thoughtful and suspenseful.
Sweet Sixteen (1983): Dir. Jim Sotos
Feat. Aleisa Shirley, Bo Hopkins, Susan Strasberg…; Forgotten slasher from the 80's that instead slashes the boys instead of the girls, when a soon–to–be sixteen–year–old girl…
Halloween 3 - Season of the Witch (Halloween III) (1982): Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
Feat. Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy; Interesting, if largely unreleated departure for the HALLOWEEN series temporarily abandons the curse of Michael Myers for a muddy sci–fi plot…
Tenebrae (Unsane) (1982): Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Anthony Franciosa, Daria Nicolodi; Compelling Argento thriller, with a typically contorted plot design – about a crime writer, whose books stimulate copycat killings – used…
Burning, The (1981): Dir. Tony Maylam
Feat. Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer…; A proficient slasher in the wake of FRIDAY THE 13TH in which a former summer camp caretaker plots bloody revenge on the teenagers who accidentally…
Halloween 2 (Halloween II) (1981): Dir. Rick Rosenthal
Feat. Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence; Obligatory sequel to John Carpenter's horror landmark sees Michael Myers more invincible than ever, returning to terrorise the surprisingly durable…
Rosemary's Killer (The Prowler; The Graduation) (1981): Dir. Joseph Zito
Feat. Vicki Dawson, Chris Goutman, Farley Granger…; Wholesale but effective slasher terrorizes a high school graduation dance with a military–themed serial killer. Gore by Tom Savini.

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