In 1974, Bob Clark crafted a progenitor to the slasher genre with Black Christmas. Gutter Garbs is celebrating the Canadian horror classic’s 50th anniversary with a collection of apparel and accessories. The line features four new shirts for $30 a piece: new artwork by Sam Coyne, two foreign designs, and the classic poster artwork. Coyne’s […]
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Bitchin’ Barb. After kicking off October with discussions of David Fincher’s Gone Girl (listen) and Tobe Hooper’s original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (listen), we’re tackling another juggernaut of horror history with a look at Bob Clark‘s Black Christmas. Black Christmas follows sorority sisters Jess (Olivia Hussey), Barb (Margot Kidder) and Phyl (Andrea Martin) as they begin to […]
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The same year that he laid the groundwork for a horror revolution with Black Christmas, Bob Clark released Deathdream (also known as Dead of Night). The 1974 horror film is understandably overshadowed by his influential proto-slasher, but it was on Deathdream that the filmmaker honed his skills that would fuel his masterpiece of the genre: […]
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Christmas is coming and we’re painting the snow red on SCREAMBOX. There are an absurd amount of presents under our tree, including the “Frankenstein”-inspired Santastein, the nasty Secret Santa hailing from the director of Jason Goes to Hell, and the awesomely creepy anthology Night of the Missing. But we also have our fair share of holiday classics, […]
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With Now Showing, your Halloweenies gather each month for a review on something new and something old in horror. This month, co-hosts Michael Roffman, McKenzie Gerber, and special guest Jenn Adams shoot the shit about all kinds of spooky stuff, specifically Five Nights at Freddy’s, Dark Harvest, Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, Deathdream, […]
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Black Christmas is an inherently feminist franchise. Released in 1974, Bob Clark’s original film follows a group of sorority sisters who are stalked and dispatched by a mysterious killer over the holiday break between semesters. During a busy Christmas party in the full sorority house, the girls receive a call from someone they refer to […]
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Scream Factory is bringing Bob Clark‘s slasher masterpiece Black Christmas to 4K Ultra HD on December 6, and today the full special features package has been announced. You can pre-order the Collector’s Edition release right now, which comes with an exclusive poster. There’s also a deluxe set that includes the poster as well as a special pin set. Bonus […]
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Scream Factory has announced another horror classic for 4K Ultra HD upgrade this year, with Bob Clark‘s slasher masterpiece Black Christmas coming to 4K UHD on December 6! You can pre-order the Collector’s Edition release right now, which comes with an exclusive poster. There’s also a deluxe set that includes the poster as well as […]
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Before John Carpenter’s Halloween there was Bob Clark’s Black Christmas, an early slasher film that helped lay the foundation for the eventual arrival of horror movie icons like Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. After two remakes, Black Christmas is now getting its own definitive retrospective book, titled It’s Me, Billy: Black Christmas Revisited! Written by Paul […]