Monday Oct 02, 2023
The Slashers 1981 Part 2
The Slashers
A year-by-year journey through slasher movie history with debates, awards, and deep cuts from three horror film critics.
Travel back to the golden age of slasher movies one year at a time with The Slashers. A horror movie podcast hosted by Paul from The Countdown, Megan from Spoilerpiece Theatre, and Jason from Binge Movies, each season dives into a specific year in slasher history, starting with 1980, the moment the genre exploded into the mainstream.
Every episode features a “Blood Pool” of films where the hosts hand out awards for Best Poster/Box Art, Best Cult Classic, Best Final Girl, Best Kill, and Best Overall Film. From forgotten deep cuts to iconic franchises, The Slashers blends sharp criticism, deep genre knowledge, and wicked humor, perfect for horror fans who love thoughtful debates as much as shocking kills.
Whether you’re obsessed with Freddy, Jason, and Michael Myers, or eager to uncover underrated slashers lurking in the shadows, this is your essential horror podcast for film history, trivia, and conversation. Subscribe to The Slashers and relive the thrills, chills, and kills, year-by-year.
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Episodes
Episodes
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Jason from Binge Movies, the B-movie appreciator, Megan from Spoilerpiece Theatre, the beautifully balanced film critic, and Paul from The Countdown, the show's version of Simon Cowell, re-convene to continue their journey through the golden-age of the Slasher sub-genre, this time tackling the first half of 1981's massive slate of films.
This week's Blood Pool consists of:
Home Sweet Home released January 1, 1981
Night School released January 7, 1981
My Bloody Valentine released February 11, 1981
The Funhouse released March 13, 1981
From this Pool, the hosts will each select their Best Poster/Box Art, Best Cult Classic, Best Final "Girl", Best Kill and Best Film, and decide on a podcast winner from each category.
Get involved in the discussion about the show on Letterboxd at slasherspodcast and via email at slasherposcast@gmail.com.
Leave a 5-star review on whatever platform you're listening to if you'd like to hear a Season 2 of The Slashers.
The incredible synthwave series theme, Shattered, comes from the talented Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. Please check him out.
And otherwise, never forget ... DON'T let them catch you!
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Join Jason of Binge Movies, the resident eternal optimist, who will find something to enjoy in most every film he watches, Megan from Spoilerpiece Theatre, the pragmatist who offers a grounded and deeper analysis of the films, and Paul from The Countdown, the show's "Negatron" and gorehound who demands some form of competence in his film viewing, as they commence their journey through the Golden Age of the Slasher sub-genre, one year at a time, by diving straight into 1980.
The films covered in this week's Blood Pool are:
- Don't Answer the Phone! released February 29, 1980
- Friday the 13th released May 9, 1980
- Prom Night released July 18, 1980
- Motel Hell released August 14, 1980
- Schizoid released September 1, 1980
- Fade to Black released October 14, 1980
- Maniac released December 26, 1980
From this Pool, the hosts will each select their Best Poster/Box Art, Best Cult Classic, Best Final "Girl", Best Kill and Best Film, and - much to Jason's chagrin - will decide on a podcast winner from each category.
Get involved in the discussion about the show on Letterboxd at slasherspodcast and via email at slasherposcast@gmail.com.
Leave a 5-star review on whatever platform you're listening to if you'd like to hear a Season 2 of The Slashers.
The incredible synthwave series theme, Shattered, comes from the talented Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. Please check him out.
And otherwise, never forget ... DON'T let them catch you!
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Join Jason of Binge Movies, the resident eternal optimist, who will find something to enjoy in most every film he watches, and Paul from The Countdown, the show's "Negatron" and gorehound who demands some form of competence in his film viewing, as they commence their journey through the Golden Age of the Slasher sub-genre with this introduction to the show, how it work, and how it all came together.
There is also a massive twist in the tail of this Prologue, so don't miss this episode before diving into Episode 1 - 1980 - which is available right now for you to download.
Get involved in the discussion about the show on Letterboxd at slasherspodcast and via email at slasherposcast@gmail.com.
Leave a 5-star review on whatever platform you're listening to if you'd like to hear a Season 2 of The Slashers.
The incredible synthwave series theme, Shattered, comes from the talented Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. Please check him out.
And otherwise, never forget ... DON'T let them catch you!
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Jason from Binge Movies and Paul from The Countdown join forces to deliver a special, limited edition podcast series on the golden age of the Slasher sub-genre of horror, 1980 to 1984.
Join these two lifelong horror fans as they cover everything from the most famous slashers to some of the more obscure examples ever made. Each episode, Jason and Paul review about half a dozen slashers as part of the Blood Pool and give out awards for the:
- Best Kill,- Best Final Girl- Best Poster/Box Art- Best Cult Classic, and- Best Film out of 5 Sharp Objects.
Here then is the trailer for the podcast beginning Sept 18th and running weekly through Halloween of 2023.
So, ready your weapons, establish your escape routes and mark your calendars, but most of all: DON"T let them catch you!
The incredible synthwave series theme, Shattered, comes from the talented Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. Please check him out.
