When you think "summer camp slasher," Jason Voorhees and the Friday the 13th franchise take up a lot of real estate. And for a good reason! They're fun, packed with jumpscares, and have a memorable killer who keeps coming back. But a summer camp is just too perfect of a slasher stomping ground to be confined to one horror icon.
Thankfully, there are plenty of killer campfire scares to go around and plenty of camp counselors to go mysteriously missing. Some summer camp slashers bring fresh, reality-bending takes. Some stories skillfully mix up genres. And some stick with the basics -- and execute them perfectly.
Stage Fright is a Musical Massacre
Release Year
IMDb Score
2014
5.2
Comedy and horror often go together. Comedy and musicals are also a natural fit. But a comedy horror musical? Outside of Sweeney Todd, those are a little harder to come by -- especially when you...
Thankfully, there are plenty of killer campfire scares to go around and plenty of camp counselors to go mysteriously missing. Some summer camp slashers bring fresh, reality-bending takes. Some stories skillfully mix up genres. And some stick with the basics -- and execute them perfectly.
Stage Fright is a Musical Massacre
Release Year
IMDb Score
2014
5.2
Comedy and horror often go together. Comedy and musicals are also a natural fit. But a comedy horror musical? Outside of Sweeney Todd, those are a little harder to come by -- especially when you...
- 9/18/2024
- by Kelsey Yoor
- CBR
We got a ton of awesome slasher movies in the 1980s, and one that isn’t nearly as popular as it should be is the 1981 film Madman (get it Here) – so it’s cool to hear that Vinegar Syndrome and author Matt Serafini are celebrating this undersung classic with the publication of a novelization! The limited edition hardcover release is going for the price of $49.99 and can be purchased at This Link.
Written and directed by Joe Giannone, Madman has the following synopsis: Betsy’s final summer as a camp counselor at North Sea Cottages was supposed to be one long farewell to the only life she’d ever known. But her world takes an ominous turn when a campfire story unwittingly unleashes a crazed killer. While Betsy contends with a complicated love life and the pressures of an uncertain future, the chilling legend of Madman Marz- a psychotic farmer...
Written and directed by Joe Giannone, Madman has the following synopsis: Betsy’s final summer as a camp counselor at North Sea Cottages was supposed to be one long farewell to the only life she’d ever known. But her world takes an ominous turn when a campfire story unwittingly unleashes a crazed killer. While Betsy contends with a complicated love life and the pressures of an uncertain future, the chilling legend of Madman Marz- a psychotic farmer...
- 7/16/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Stars: Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, Jan Claire, Alexander Murphy Jr., Tom Candela, Frederick Neumann, Michael Sullivan, Paul Ehlers, Tom Veilleux, Stephen Clark, Vicki Kenneally, Shelley Mathes, Lori Mathes | Written and Directed by Joe Giannone
Urban Legends and camp-fires are the perfect way to start a horror film. Point to an old abandoned house and say that a crazy old man still lives there, you must not shout his name or he’ll come and get you. Perfect start to a slasher right? This is the basic plot for Madman, an early 80s genre flick which has had the Arrow Video Blu-ray treatment.
When a group of camp counsellors are telling scary stories around a campfire, they are warned not to say the name of Madman Marz, a crazy old farmer who is still said to haunt the woods around his abandoned home, conveniently close to the camp.
Urban Legends and camp-fires are the perfect way to start a horror film. Point to an old abandoned house and say that a crazy old man still lives there, you must not shout his name or he’ll come and get you. Perfect start to a slasher right? This is the basic plot for Madman, an early 80s genre flick which has had the Arrow Video Blu-ray treatment.
When a group of camp counsellors are telling scary stories around a campfire, they are warned not to say the name of Madman Marz, a crazy old farmer who is still said to haunt the woods around his abandoned home, conveniently close to the camp.
- 6/25/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, Jan Claire, Alexander Murphy Jr., Tom Candela, Frederick Neumann, Michael Sullivan, Paul Ehlers, Tom Veilleux, Stephen Clark, Vicki Kenneally, Shelley Mathes, Lori Mathes | Written and Directed by Joe Giannone
Urban Legends and camp-fires are the perfect way to start a horror film. Point to an old abandoned house and say that a crazy old man still lives there, you must not shout his name or he’ll come and get you. Perfect start to a slasher right? This is the basic plot for Madman, an early 80s genre flick which has had the Arrow Video Blu-ray treatment.
When a group of camp counsellors are telling scary stories around a campfire, they are warned not to say the name of Madman Marz, a crazy old farmer who is still said to haunt the woods around his abandoned home, conveniently close to the camp.
Urban Legends and camp-fires are the perfect way to start a horror film. Point to an old abandoned house and say that a crazy old man still lives there, you must not shout his name or he’ll come and get you. Perfect start to a slasher right? This is the basic plot for Madman, an early 80s genre flick which has had the Arrow Video Blu-ray treatment.
When a group of camp counsellors are telling scary stories around a campfire, they are warned not to say the name of Madman Marz, a crazy old farmer who is still said to haunt the woods around his abandoned home, conveniently close to the camp.
- 8/25/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Stars: Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, Jan Claire, Alexander Murphy Jr., Tom Candela, Frederick Neumann, Michael Sullivan, Paul Ehlers, Tom Veilleux, Stephen Clark, Vicki Kenneally, Shelley Mathes, Lori Mathes | Written and Directed by Joe Giannone
Regular readers will know that I am not a big fan of the slasher genre. A lot of the times, I am just bored to tears. I would much rather watch a giallo when it’s at its most convoluted, than a ‘classic’ slasher. That being said, I’m a fair guy. I believe every film should be watched at least once before you offer your opinion. Thankfully, the lovely folks over at Vinegar Syndrome have been sending over many films that I have never heard of and films that I wouldn’t usually check out. Last year they released the slasher classic, Graduation Day. I was pleasantly surprised by the film...
Regular readers will know that I am not a big fan of the slasher genre. A lot of the times, I am just bored to tears. I would much rather watch a giallo when it’s at its most convoluted, than a ‘classic’ slasher. That being said, I’m a fair guy. I believe every film should be watched at least once before you offer your opinion. Thankfully, the lovely folks over at Vinegar Syndrome have been sending over many films that I have never heard of and films that I wouldn’t usually check out. Last year they released the slasher classic, Graduation Day. I was pleasantly surprised by the film...
- 7/15/2015
- by Mondo Squallido
- Nerdly
After a couple of light on horror weeks, we are finally treated to a bumper crop of new releases. Headlining the week is Frozen, which is just what we in Southern California need to stave off our current heat wave. A couple of oldies but goodies are out, too, as Madman celebrates its Happy 30th Birthday and the original King Kong comes to Blu-ray. Fangoria's eight FrightFest titles bow as well.
Frozen
Directed by Adam Green
In Frozen (review), Adam Green has crafted a potent combination of absolute terror and compelling human drama that will stick with you long after you've left the theatre or turned off the DVD. One thing's for sure: The next time your friends invite you on a ski weekend, odds are you'll try to convince them to head to the beach instead. Frozen stars Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell and Kevin Zegers.
Buy the Blu-ray or the regular DVD.
Frozen
Directed by Adam Green
In Frozen (review), Adam Green has crafted a potent combination of absolute terror and compelling human drama that will stick with you long after you've left the theatre or turned off the DVD. One thing's for sure: The next time your friends invite you on a ski weekend, odds are you'll try to convince them to head to the beach instead. Frozen stars Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell and Kevin Zegers.
Buy the Blu-ray or the regular DVD.
- 9/28/2010
- by kwlow
- DreadCentral.com
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