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While the teen slasher is primarily an American invention, that small fact has never stopped other cultures from trying the popular horror subgenre on for size. And like the rest of the world at the time, Germany saw an obvious opportunity after Scream renewed interest in the hottest horror trend of yesteryear. Hiding among the soupçon of comely Deutsche slashers released around the turn of the century is Flashback: Mörderische Ferien (Murderous Vacation). This import won’t evoke nostalgia outside its motherland, but fans of this first revival era of slashers will undoubtedly find a lot to like about it.

Like other slashers, Michael Karen’s movie begins in the past. A killer finds his way to an unsuspecting family’s vacation home after disposing of two random airheads on a train. The young daughter, Jeanette Feelman (Nicola Etzelstorfer), then witnesses the murder of her parents before barely escaping with her own life.

Remember those killer bee movies from the '70s and '80s where the insects would double up in size then triple up and more? Or the films where bees would attack en masse e.g. The Deadly Bees? Well, Maverick Entertainment is revitalizing this genre with a new film from German director Michael Karen. In this scenario the bees attack in a massive swarm with venom "three times as deadly as an Africanized bee" (Maverick). A whole city is endangered and this film will release on DVD June 6th 2010. Have a watch of the trailer, which shows many of the stills from the picture below.

The synopsis for Killer Swarm:

"Deadly black bees threaten to wipe out an entire city. With venom three times as deadly as an Africanized bee one sting is a guaranteed death sentence. Scientists are working quickly to create an antidote, but time is running...