80s horror movies – Page 29 – Really Awful Movies

The Stepfather

With shades of Carpenter, the camera zooms in on a typical suburban home that might as well be on the tree-lined streets of Haddonfield, Illinois. And the address could very well be 1428 Elm Street, based on the neo-Colonial architecture. But this is The Stepfather, a film which takes elements of thrillers from the late 80sContinue reading “The Stepfather”

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II

Who knew there were four, count ’em four, Prom Night movies? In what’s probably the least heralded slasher franchise ever, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II is a singular achievement and best series entry, which might be the most back-handed compliment ever doled out on this site. This minor Canadian classic lurches out of theContinue reading “Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II”