Horror and action movie reviews
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Sleepaway Camp is an infamous 1983 exploitation slasher. “Dear mom and dad, I’ve been at sleepaway camp for almost three weeks…and I’m getting very scared!” We reflect on our own summer camp experiences and discuss the movie. Like most 80s slashers, Sleepaway Camp has a prologue in which the girl’s father is run over by […]
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When it comes to horror, people like blood, gore and for better or for worse, gratuitous nudity. Can it ever be too much? Does it have to serve a purpose? Why is the genre known for the prevalence of nudity? More permissive cultural attitudes in the 60s, were quickly reflected in horror. We discuss pioneers […]
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“The killers are coming!” In this special episode of the Really Awful Movies Podcast, we compare and contrast Prom Night (Jamie Lee Curtis, 1980) and Prom Night (Brittany Snow, 2008). Did you go to your high school prom? Is it OK to go stag to your prom? Why are proms so popular? Prom Night is […]