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It's a good old-fashioned story of trespassing this week. A group of gothic-themed young people trespass at an abandoned factory to host a glow stick, ecstasy-fueled rager. But the factory isn't abandoned. There's a killer lurking there named "The Beast" and he's got (at least two) grotesque 'assistants' that let their dental plan expire helping him. It's a go...

What a strange movie this week. Slasher.com explores the perils of online dating but with a twist....I guess. We found this one oddly titled for what it was about. And there's definitely some good potential for a slasher movie here. But it turns out to be kind of silly, like a lot of them do. Follow us on Instagram @SlashU_Podcast Check out the Facebook page as well. Email us at SlashUPodcast@...

This week we head to one of the most amazing haunted festivals your professors have ever seen! We go to Hell Fest, the Scariest Place on Earth. Our group of teens is out for the fright of their lives when a creepy masked killer is able to blend into the haunted festival's crowd. How do you stop a killer when it all looks like part of the show? Follow us on Instagram @SlashU_Podcast Check out t...

After SO MANY movies that we've watched here at SlashU, we've decided that the formula for the cheesy slasher never gets old. Here's another one. A group of rowdy high schoolers get together to celebrate the infamous holiday "Blood Night." A night where 20 years ago Mary Hatchet killed a bunch of psychiatric hospital workers and escaped only to be gunned down by police. But t...

We had some fun with this one, students. Lost After Dark is a movie made in 2015 with all the classic nods and feels from the 80s. It's got everything; a psychotic killer stalking a group of teens who are stranded alone after nightfall. And the teens have all the regular stereotypes: the jock, the ditzy girl, the innocent one, the chubby comic relief, the goth chick, you know the drill. Tons o...

This week we break out of the traditional, one-killer-several-victims slasher formula in You're Next from 2011. The story centers around a rich family gathered at Mom and Dad's remote cabin to celebrate their wedding anniversary. The kids and their significant others are all there, but don't necessarily get along due to years of built up resentment, guilt, etc. But all that gets pushed...

There are tons of April Fool's-themed slasher movies. This week we take a look at the 1986 classic. The story revolves around a rich college student who invites a group of her friends to her island mansion to celebrate their graduation. However there's a killer stalking the group, and of course since the movie takes place around April Fool's Day, there's a twist. We've got our...

For those of you who are regular listeners of SlashU, you know that we're not experts. We're not cinephiles. We really do not like the pretentious, look-down-your-nose attitude that can sometimes come from someone who is a cinephile. But in this movie, the cinephile goes off the deep end and starts killing. That's right! We follow Eric Binford who finally gets tired of everything in hi...

What happens with a widowed spa owner, a resentful brother-in-law, a greedy lawyer, and a sophisticated computer system all cross paths? You get Death Spa! This week we talk all about the crazy killings at a Los Angeles health spa that somehow only has beautiful/attractive clientele. Follow us on Instagram @SlashU_Podcast check out www. SlashUPodcast.com for other movies we've covered Email us...

This week we jumped all the way back to our 3rd ever episode of Slash U to talk about Killer Workout.  This one was another on that we loved way back when we were baby podcasters still finding our footing.  So we went back and watched it again and gave it the "updated" SlashU treatment.  Join us as we walk down memory lane to discuss a move that was obviously made under the heavy in...

We made it to 100 episodes of SlashU!  And what better way to celebrate than to go back to our Episode 1 and cover the same movie again.  We sprinkled in some clips from back when we were baby podcasters.  It's amazing to see how far we've come.  Take a walk down memory lane with us as we go back to give Episode 1, the Episode 100 treatment. Follow us on Instagram @SlashU_Podca...

This week we tackle a movie that might not be so lost and/or forgotten. It’s probably one that’s on a lot of slasher fans’ playlists. Terror Train from 1980 shows us one of our favorite scream queens (Jamie Lee Curtis) in another early career role. It’s the classic story of revenge after a prank gone wrong. But it’s all on a train!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/s...

This week we go to 1995, a simpler time when the Ice Cream Man drove through your neighborhood bringing joy to all the boys and girls.  Except this Ice Cream Man just got out of Wishing Well Sanitarium.  And he's obsessed with having happy, happy days.  Starring Clint Howard as the Ice Cream Man.  Join us as we try to make it through this less unfortunately wasted premise for w...

Today we begin Season 6 of SlashU with a "remake" of the 80s classic Slumber Party Massacre.  Turns out it's not an actual remake.  This is definitely a stand-alone movie with some subtle references to the old version.  The story centers around Dana and her friends out for a girls weekend.  They get "stranded" in the wilderness and are forced to stay the night in a creepy c...

While we're taking a break in January, getting ready for Season 6, we thought we'd drop a Best of episode.  So here's a compilation of most of the best moments from Season 5 with a few funny montages lumped in.  If you've never heard SlashU before, this is a good introduction to your favorite Campy Professors. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slashu/suppo...

Students of SlashU, we come to the end of Season 5 of our podcast.  Another year has come and gone.  And we're finishing up both our season and the holidays with what has become an annual tradition.  We're continuing the Silent Night, Deadly Night series with part 3, Better Watch Out.  This movie continues the saga if the Caldwell family by picking up 6 years after Part 2. &nbs...

The holiday movies keep rolling here at SlashU.  Today we go back to 2018 for a festive family brawl called Secret Santa.  While, it's not a "traditional slasher," it still has many of the elements we value here at SlashU.  Your professors decided this is hands down one of the best violent holiday movies we've ever seen.  The story features an ensemble cast of crazy characters...

This week we continue the festive Yuletide theme by jumping back to 2016 and going over Australian-made Red Christmas.  This one is a sleeper hit!  For any of you who haven't heard of it, go find it and watch because we highly recommend it.  Diane is a mom whose kids are mostly grown up and on their own. Her husband passed away and now she's looking to sell the house, go on a long v...

It's the festive holiday season and we here at SlashU want to bring you some movies themed for Christmas.  We begin our little Yuletide run of festive flicks with Christmas Evil.  It's the story of Harry who was devastated as a child to learn that Santa isn't real (spoiler, sorry kids).  But now as an adult Harry still loves Christmas.  But he doesn't fit in with everyone else...

Hello SlashU Students!  This week we have a movie that looks like it should be a sequel but it appears to be totally unrelated to Part 1.  In this movie we follow the story of Mary Lou Maloney, who was crowned Prom Queen in 1957, only to be tragically killed in a prank gone wrong (because how else could a prank in a slasher movie go, but wrong).  Her angry spirit is awakened 30 year...

Happy Thanksgiving from SlashU!  As a treat for the holiday, as you all stuff your faces and visit with family, give thanks to your professors as we talk about a homicidal turkey killing college students.  It's that simple!  He's rude, he's crude, and he's out for blood....not cranberry sauce.  Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram @SlashU_Podcast check out www. SlashUPodcast.com for a...

We continued our journey into the dysfunctional families of Jerry Blake in The Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy.  This time, ol' Jer - Bear has escaped an insane asylum.  That's right, he didn't die at the end of the first movie.  Instead, he's on the run again trying to create the perfect family.  He impersonates a marriage counselor named Dr. Gene and becomes romantically i...

We switched gears just a tiny bit away from the 'traditional' slasher movie this week.  We've still got a crazy killer on the loose, but there isn't much mystery around it.  There's plenty of creepiness and suspense though.  Terry O'Quinn is a force to be reckoned with when he plays The Stepfather from 1987.  Low on kill count, but high on creepy factor.  Enjoy! Follow us...

Happy Halloween!  We're here on the spookiest of all holidays to bring you a holiday treat!  No, I'm kidding, that's a trick.  We watched Jack-O from 1995.  It has nothing to do with Michael Jackson.  It's the story of Mr. Jack the Pumpkin Man who was summoned by an old wizard to terrorize the town, just before was put to death.  Back in the day, Arthur Kelly defeated...

Well we lost the original recording for Episode 87: Vampyres.  However your fearless hosts connected over the phone to do a fast review of the movie and talk about our Halloween episode coming up next.  Trust us, the fact that the full recording of Vampyres was lost is NOT a big deal.  It's not the greatest movie and it wasn't our greatest recording.  But we felt that we owe it...