Witchcraft, Urban Legends and...Ghost Face?? By: Sasha Slaughter

Ohh well hi there super freaks! Thanks for stopping by and checking me out...oops, I mean us. =) And by the way, I see you weirdos searching for "Sasha Slaughter Naked". Dream on creepers! There's only one guy that gets that privilege...haha!! But hey, since you're here, you might as well stick around and see what's going on! This week Zane and I will be doing 90's horror week. Yay!! We've done 70's and 80's, so why not do some 90's stuff too, yes? And besides, the 90's era horror movies are more my thing, for the most part. And so today, in lieu of 90's horror week, I will be giving you a list of my five favorite 90's horror movies. They may not be the best that the 90's had to offer, but they are the ones I remember watching. So let's get down to business!!

CandyMan- Clive Barker-1992- College grad Helen Lyle (played by Virgina Maden) mistakenly summons the spirit of Candyman (played by Tony Todd) while researching local urban legends. Candyman was the son of a slave and well known artist who had fallen in love with a white woman. When she became pregnant, he was chased down and had his drawing hand cut off and replaced with a hook, and then he covered in honey and stung to death by bees. After jokingly calling Candyman's name in her bathroom mirror, which is said to summon him, Candyman shows himself and will stop at nothing until Helen meets her demise.
 

The Craft-Andrew Fleming-1996- Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, and Neve Campbell star in this cult classic. Sarah Bailey, a troubled teen with suicidal tendencies and a troubled past, moves to LA with her father and step mother to start a new life. Sarah is enrolled into Catholic school where she meets Bonnie, Rochelle, and Nancy, also troubled teens with problems of their own. Sarah soon realizes that the girls dabble in witchcraft, and when they notice that Sarah has the natural abilities of a witch, they convince her to join their coven. They soon notice that with a fourth witch in their coven, they can cast spells that they couldn't before, and begin to fix everything that's wrong in their lives- but like everything else in life- things often come with a price.

Scream-Wes Craven-1996- A killer known only as "Ghost face" begins murdering local teenagers, and as the body count rises, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) and her friends begin to contemplate the "rules" of horror films as they begin to find themselves living in a real-life one. The film also stars David Arquette and Courtney Cox.
 

The Blair Witch Project-Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez-1999- This "found footage" film follows student filmmakers Heather, Josh, and Michael as they march into the woods near Burkittsville, MD., to make a documentary about the legendary Blair Witch, who has been credited with a string heinous murders dating back over 200 years. The trio soon loses their way and finds themselves surrounded by a malicious terror.
 

House on Haunted Hill- William Malone-1999- When Eddie, Sarah, Melissa, Donald, and Watson accept tycoon millionaire Stephen Price's $1 million dollar proposal to stay one night in a former insane asylum, they think it's just child's play until Price's rigged antics are accompanied by real menacing spirits. Can everyone make it until dawn to collect the prize money? Or will the spirits of the house do everything in their power to make sure no one makes it out alive?

There you have it, some of my faves from the 90's. And since you're creeping on my stuff, how about you creep on some of Zane's stuff too??? He likes it freaky! Thanks for stopping by Dead End Horror.

LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND SCREAM CAUSE YOU UGLY! BY: SASHA SLAUGHTER

Aww yeahhh!!! Guess who, bitches?? Ding ding ding, you're right! It's me...Sasha Slaughter with you for the final time this week to bring you one last review, in honor of slasher week. Today I'll be telling you about a little film called Scream. Oh yeah! And oldie but a goodie right? It's the probably the ultimate slasher, don't you agree? Scream was written by Kevin Williamson and directed by none other than Wes Craven. Scream was developed under the title Scary Movie, but was ultimately changed by Bob Wesnstein of Dimension films. At first, Craven felt the that title change was "stupid", but eventually remarked that the name change was a good idea, and that Weinstein was wise to change the title. And Scream was partly based on the real- life case of the Gainesville Ripper. Who knew? So even though you may have seen Scream already, I'll tell you about it anyway.

Scream follows the character of Sidney Prescott, a high school student in the town of Woodsboro, who becomes the target of a mysterious killer known as Ghostface. The infamous first scene is that of Casey Becker, who receives a flirtatious phone call from an unknown man, asking her what "What's your favorite scary movie?". The situation turns deadly when the caller threatens Casey's life. He reveals to her that her boyfriend Steve is being held hostage, and after she refuses to cooperate with the killer, Steve is killed. Casey is then attacked and murdered, and her body is hung from a tree. The next day, the media descends upon the town and a police investigation begins. Meanwhile, Sidney Prescott struggles with the one year anniversary of her mother's murder by Cotton Weary. While Sidney waits for her friend Tatum, she gets a threatening phone call. After she hangs up, she is attacked by the killer. Her boyfriend Billy shows up and offers support, but drops his cell phone, and Sidney suspects him of making the call.

Billy is arrested and released the next day. But then suspicion has shifted to Sidney's father, Neil Prescott, because the calls were traced to his phone. Due to the murders, school is closed for the time being, and Billy's friend Stu decides to throw a party to celebrate the closing of the school. That's when the killing begins. Sidney's friend Tatum is killed when her neck is crushed by a garage door, and Sidney and her boyfriend are attacked by the killer, with her boyfriend seemingly murdered. Meanwhile reporter Gale Weathers and officer Dewey discover a car that belongs to Neil Prescott and are convinced that he went to the party to continue his killing spree. Dewey goes to investigate the house and is stabbed in back. Sidney goes to the house and takes Dewey's gun when Stu and Randy appear, accusing each other of being the killer. Billy admits to being the killer, and Stu admits to being his accomplice.

And we all know how the rest ends right? I mean, you've seen it yes? If not, get out from underneath that rock! Yeesh! Anyway, this is for sure a classic whodunnit slasher. It's complete with murder, blood, and bit of comedy thrown in for good measure. If you haven't seen it, I suggest that you go ahead and give it a watch. Overall I'd give Scream a 3 out of 5. It's a pretty good film, and the acting is good too. Originally, some of the scenes were cut due to graphic content, and the film was rated NC-17 due to violence and gore. One of the most significant problems was the blood. According to the MPAA, blood could not be seen in motion, falling to the floor from a body. WHAT? That's stupid right? But it turns out that Craven was actually allowed to keep almost of the original scenes in Scream. Awesome! The film won multiple awards including best film, best actress, best horror film, and best movie, among many others. This is just your classic slasher and I still watch it when I see it on TV. While you're here, stop by and see what Zane is doing! You'll be glad you did. Thanks for stopping by!