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Lair of the White Worm (1988): Fangs, Bagpipes & Pure Ken Russell Insanity

Giant snake gods. Four-inch fangs. Psychedelic religious hallucinations. A strategically deployed mongoose. Hugh Grant with a six-foot sword. And Peter Capaldi somehow pr

Phantasm II (1988): Bigger Guns, Golden Balls & Chainsaw Mayhem

Nine years after Phantasm introduced us to the Tall Man, killer silver spheres and an army of hooded alien dwarves, Don Coscarelli came back with a bigger budget and appa

Evil Dead 2 horror...or comedy?

Ryan calls it the greatest horror comedy ever made. Shanny says it's basically a live-action Looney Tunes cartoon filmed with terrifying commitment. Somewhere betwee

Lifeforce (1985) | Space Vampires & Peak 80s Sci-Fi Horror

If you've ever been in a toxic relationship with a space vampire, this is the episode for you. This week on SlashBack Cinema, Ryan and Shanny tackle Lifeforce (1985

The Wicker Man (1973) | Is This the Citizen Kane of Horror?

If you need to get away from it all… Summerisle is waiting. This week on SlashBack Cinema, we head back to 1973 to break down The Wicker Man a folk horror classic that t

They Live (1988) OBEY. CONSUME. PUT ON THE GLASSES.

“We’re here to chew bubblegum and podcast… and we’re all out of bubblegum.” This week on SlashBack Cinema, we finally put on the sunglasses and take a hard look at They

The Stuff (1985) You Ate It. It Ate You Back.

Everyone's eating it. Nobody knows what it is. Nobody cares. This week on SlashBack Cinema, we're grabbing a spoon and digging into The Stuff (1985),  the cult

Poltergeist (1982): Suburban Hell, Real Skeletons, and Peak Gen X Trauma

This week on SlashBack Cinema, we channel Poltergeist...the suburban nightmare that made every flickering TV feel like a portal to hell. We dig into the behind-the-scene

Piranha (1978): This Movie Bites! Killer Fish and Summer Camp Chaos + Retro Trivia

This week on SlashBack Cinema, we head into the water with Joe Dante’s Piranha (1978) the scrappy Jaws-inspired cult classic where genetically engineered killer fish turn

C.H.U.D. (1984) The 80s Sewer-Dweller Toxic Waste Cult Classic

This week on SlashBack Cinema, we head into the New York City sewers to revisit C.H.U.D. (1984)—aka Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. We break down government

My Bloody Valentine (1981): The Slasher That Ruined Valentine’s Day

In this episode of SlashBack Cinema, we revisit My Bloody Valentine (1981)—the Canadian slasher that proved Valentine’s Day is a terrible time to throw a party. Set in th

House (1985) Haunted House Chaos, Interdimensional Closet Demons & The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero, a haunted house, Vietnam flashbacks, and some of the strangest creature effects of the 80s collide in House (1985). We revisit this horror-com

Flatliners (1990): Because Med School Wasn’t Scary Enough + Retro Trivia

This week on SlashBack Cinema, we flatline with Flatliners—the glossy 90s thriller where med students stop their own hearts to see what comes next… and don’t love what fo

Silent Night Deadly Night (1984) Santa trauma & One Naughty Kill Count

This week on SlashBack Cinema, we ask the question: Ho ho ho? Or no no no? we unwrap Silent Night, Deadly Night, the controversial 1984 Christmas slasher that turned mall

Christmas Evil (1980) – Yuletide Horror & Cult Legacy

What happens when you really commit to being Santa? This week on SlashBack Cinema, we unwrap Christmas Evil (1980) a grimy, slow-burn (or is it no-burn??) holiday horror

Night of the Creeps (1986) Why This Cult Sci-Fi Horror Still Rules

Alien slugs, zombie frat boys, and Tom Atkins dropping scorched-earth one-liners. This week Shanny and Ryan pop in the cult classic Night of the Creeps. Don't forget

Hack-O-Lantern (1988) When a Pumpkin-Obsessed Grandpa Runs a Satanic Cult

Get ready for Hack-O-Lantern (1988) A schlocky, satanic, headbanging mess packed with awkward family moments, cheap cult rituals, and enough bad acting to fill a pumpkin

Uninvited (1987) So bad, it's good...A surprising horror comedy

Hey Slashers - you're officially invited to join SlashBack Cinema as we dig into 1987’s shlock-tastic horror oddity Uninvited! Not to be confused with Uninvited (20

Happy Birthday to Me! (1981) Private Schools, Shish Kebab Skewers, and Peak Slasher Logic

Sharpen those skewers--it's time to celebrate with one of the most infamous slashers of the early '80s! In this episode, we slice into Happy Birthday to Me (198

The Amityville Horror (1979) ft. Weirder After Dark!

This week, we’re packing up the moving truck and heading to the most infamous house on Long Island—The Amityville Horror (1979). But we’re not braving the flies, ghostly