Category: 1980s

“You Know You Want It”: The Slumber Party Massacre

The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) has always been one of my favorite slasher movies. The premise is a straightforward Halloween (1978) ripoff—a seemingly fun night turns terrifying for teenagers are picked off by a deranged killer—but that’s part of its charm. Writer Rita Mae Brown and director Amy Holden Jones seem to have had a … Continue reading “You Know You Want It”: The Slumber Party Massacre →

The Art of the Ad: Moving in Stereo

Dig these groovy 1970s and rad 1980s music equipment advertisements, all of which seem to be selling more than just hi-fi audio, if you know what I mean—and I think you do. Go ahead, fiddle with her knobs! Stereos made people very horny in the ‘70s. Thank you to Dan Hill for devising this! CDs … Continue reading The Art of the Ad: Moving in Stereo →

Lost and Found: Hell Night

In which the always spunky Linda Blair and a motley crew of likable teenagers spend one "Hell Night" in a haunted mansion and, you guessed it, horror ensues! The supernatural slasher Hell Night (1981) is weirdly underrated. It’s rarely mentioned among other great slasher films from the genre’s peak years, circa 1978–1982. Halloween kicked off … Continue reading Lost and Found: Hell Night →

Elvira in the ‘80s

It’s our favorite time of year, Halloween season, and with that always comes plenty of sighting of our favorite Mistress of the Dark, Elvira. Here’s Cassandra Peterson during her first decade dressing up as the sexiest creature of the night the world has ever known. Many of these volcanically hot shots come from Cassandra’s first … Continue reading Elvira in the ‘80s →

Lost and Found: Vice Squad

We’re back with more buried treasure from the Lost and Found, and once again we’re wallowing in the supremely sleazy streets of early ‘80s downtown Los Angeles. Clearly a favorite genre of mine, nighttime-set, neo-noirs rarely let me down, and Gary Sherman’s Vice Squad (1982) is an especially rewarding example of the genre at its … Continue reading Lost and Found: Vice Squad →

Bonus Hot Shots of the Week: Who Ya Gonna Call?

As animated babes go, Janine Melnitz from the 1986–1991 series The Real Ghostbusters is pretty babelicious. The show is beloved to a generation raised on the boob tube and Janine is a fan favorite, so it’s no surprise cosplayers have loved brining her quirky, hot-girl-in-glasses aesthetic to life over the years. Janine’s animated form was … Continue reading Bonus Hot Shots of the Week: Who Ya Gonna Call? →