slashers Archives - Tor Nightfire

slashers Archives - Tor Nightfire

Looking Into the Eyes of José Mojica Marins' Coffin Joe - 670

The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968)

Looking Into the Eyes of José Mojica Marins’ Coffin Joe

Posted on December 22, 2022 (January 5, 2024) by Joe Bendel

A retrospective of José Mojica Marins’ cult classic Coffin Joe films, widely considered to be an inspiration for Freddy Krueger. […]

December 22, 2022 On Screen

10 Slasher Novels to Send Off Summer Right - 990

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10 Slasher Novels to Send Off Summer Right

Posted on September 15, 2022 (January 5, 2024) by Sam Reader

Ten slasher novels both old and new, well-known and obscure, to keep your spine tingling all the way through spooky season. […]

September 15, 2022 Books

"The Final Girl is the Vessel We Keep Our Hope In": Interviewing Stephen Graham Jones - 613

Author photo by Gary Isaacs

“The Final Girl is the Vessel We Keep Our Hope In”: Interviewing Stephen Graham Jones

Posted on September 15, 2021 (January 4, 2024) by Janelle Janson

My Heart is a Chainsaw author Stephen Graham Jones stops by to talk writing excuses, sharp objects, and final girls in this new interview. […]

September 15, 2021 Books

My Heart is a Chainsaw is an Anthem for Slasher Superfans - 300

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My Heart is a Chainsaw is an Anthem for Slasher Superfans

Posted on September 8, 2021 (January 3, 2024) by Aigner Loren Wilson

Stephen Graham Jones’ newest novel, My Heart is a Chainsaw, is a masterclass in voice and character and a love letter to the slasher genre. […]

September 8, 2021 Books

Running Up Those Stairs, or An Investigation Into Why Slasher Victims Make a Break for the Second Floor - 800

Alison Brie making good choices in The Rental (2020)

Running Up Those Stairs, or An Investigation Into Why Slasher Victims Make a Break for the Second Floor

Posted on August 19, 2021 (January 5, 2024) by Sam Reader

Horror fans like to joke about slasher victims running upstairs – but what if it’s actually not such a bad idea? One writer’s modest proposal. […]

August 19, 2021 Miscellaneous

Chronic Chills: In Praise of the Stoner Horror Movie - 614

Weed zombies? Say no more. | Z Nation (Syfy)

Chronic Chills: In Praise of the Stoner Horror Movie

Posted on April 20, 2021 (January 3, 2024) by Aigner Loren Wilson

Cannabis and horror go together like slashers and masks – this 4/20, celebrate with these ten classic stoner horror movies. […]

April 20, 2021 On Screen