#slasherweek

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#SLASHERWEEK :: HALLOWEEN

What better way to end #SLASHERWEEK during our Halloween celebration here at Too Into It than with the classic John Carpenter film Halloween?! This film is about Michael Myers, a child who murders his parents on Halloween night, grows up in an insane asylum, and escapes in order to finish the job by killing his baby sister, now a teenager.

Did You Know?

John Carpenter hired Jamie Lee Curtis to star in the original film to pay tribute to Hitchcock, who casted Curtis' mother, Janet Leigh, in the classic Psycho (1960).

The mask Michael Myers wears is actually just a William Shatner Star Trek mask spray painted white with the hair teased out.

The original script was called "The Babysitter Murders" and was supposed to take place over several days. Due to budget costs they decided to have it take place all on one night, and chose Halloween because of that.

Remember to check out the rules for our #SLASHERDRINKINGGAME , a base set of rules that apply to all Slasher films featured. Here are a couple additional rules for this film specifically:

THEME MUSIC!

Loomis goes on and on about how dangerous Michael Myers is.

Anytime you see a jack o lantern.

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#SLASHERWEEK :: Redneck Horror

While featuring the classic Texas Chainsaw Massacre during #SLASHERWEEK, we couldn't ignore the fact that this film is part of (and debatably paved the way for) an entire sub genre of the Slasher film: Redneck Horror. These films are always based in some remote location, where protagonists are simply "passing through" until unexpectedly getting stuck in the unfamiliar rural area for some strange reason (i.e. car trouble, booby trap, car trouble due to booby trap) and getting hacked to bits. Like the strange villains in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the "Rednecks" in these films are dirty, rifle toting, murderous weirdos who get pleasure from hunting, torturing, brutally mutilating and even eating outsiders. These people are often from some inbred family that distrusts the law, or anyone from the outside world and acts out that distrust in gruesome ways.  

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Written and directed by Wes Craven, The Hills Have Eyes follows a family on a road trip who end up getting stranded in the middle of nowhere in the Nevada desert. The film is said to be a modern version of Alexander "Sawney" Bean, the 16th century Scottish myth about a clan of cannibals who were responsible for the deaths of over 1,000 people.

2001 Maniacs (2005)

Based on the 1964 film Two Thousand Maniacs!, this comedic remake stars Robert Englund (yes, THAT Robert Englund) as the mayor of a rural town in Georgia that six college students discover on their way down to Daytona Beach for Spring Break. The town gathers together to mislead the visitors and the result is a cannibalistic bloodbath. Lots of points to this one for extremely creative deaths. 

Wolf Creek (2005)

Wolf Creek is an independent Australian horror film by Greg McLean about three young backpackers who, while on a party fueled road trip, have car trouble and get stuck in the rural Outback. They are drugged and kidnapped from a man who offers them help with their truck, kicking off a stream of events involving chase and torture. The film claims to be "based on true events" due to inspiration from similar real life murder cases, such as the abduction of British tourist Peter Falconio and Ivan Milat "Backpacker Murders" of the 1990s.

House of 1,000 Corpses (2003) / The Devil's Rejects (2005)

House of 1,000 Corpses is the directorial debut of Rob Zombie, whose filmmaking style is very inspired by horror movies of the 1970s, particularly of the Redneck Horror sub genre. The film follows two couples traveling through the backwoods of America on Halloween in order to write a book on crazy roadside attractions. They run into Captain Spaulding, the owner of a spooky museum who sends them on a hunt for Dr. Satan, a local myth and legend. They are quickly captured and held hostage by the Firefly family and are mutilated, tortured, and put through a series of outlandish and terrifying events. 

The Devils Rejects is the sequel to House of 1,000 Corpses, set one year later. The film revolves around the Firefly family, now being hunted by the police for over 75 homicides over the last several years. As the police hold Mother Firefly hostage, Baby, Otis, and Captain Spaulding send them on a wild goose chase, taking hostages and resisting arrest with gory violence. 

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#SLASHERWEEK :: TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE

Today in celebration of #SLASHERWEEK we are featuring The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a 1974 film written and directed by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel. The film is about a group of five teenagers who are traveling through the back woods of Texas to visit one of their grandfather's graves. They pick up and ditch a violent hitchhiker before running out of gas and stopping by an old house in hopes of help. They step into the lives of a creepy family of violent cannibals, and their own chainsaw wielding maniac, Leatherface.

Did You Know?

The original film was actually shot in chronological order.

Contrary to popular belief, the film is not based on a true story. The story everyone claims that the film is based on actually happened after filming and before release of the film. It is in fact loosely based on the Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein.

The film was originally banned in Germany, Australia, and Finland.

Along with the rules for our #SLASHERDRINKINGGAME , a base set of rules that apply to all Slasher films featured, here are a couple additional rules for this film specifically:

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#SLASHERWEEK :: FRIDAY THE 13TH

TGIF. It may not be the 13th, but it is the only Friday of  #SLASHERWEEK, and what better time to watch a film in the bloody Friday the 13th series? The original film (1980) was directed by Sean S. Cunningham and written by Victor Miller, and follows a group of teenage camp counselors are trying to reopen a summer camp after a child drowned there. Basically, they don't know that they're in a horror movie and do everything wrong and all get hacked to bits.

Did You Know?

 Victor Miller admits to writing this film purely in attempt to ride off of success of Halloween, which was made 2 years earlier.

 Composer Harry Manfredini created the theme song by "ki, ki, ki, ma, ma ma" into a microphone. It is supposed to resemble the words "kill, kill, kill, mom, mom, mom".

Remember to check out our post for the #SLASHERDRINKINGGAME , a base set of rules that apply to all Slasher films featured. Here are a couple to add if you're watching this series:

THEME MUSIC!

You see Jason's real face.

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#SLASHERWEEK :: HIGH TENSION

Today for #SLASHERWEEK we are watching the 2003 French film High Tension (aka Haute Tension or Switchblade Romance), written and directed by  Alexandre Aja. This film is the only one in our series that is actually NOT a multi film franchise and just a stand alone slasher. It is also the most modern film on the list, and the only film not originally from the United States. This film is about two female students who are staying with one of their families in the country, when in the middle of the night a stranger arrives at the door and starts a killing spree.

Did You Know?

If you'e watching the DVD release, you'll see a shot where blood splatters and actually hits the screen. This was apparently an accident, but the director loved it so much it made it into the film.

The big twist in the movie (no spoilers) was actually supposed to be revealed in the very last five minutes of the film, however was changed to be discovered by the audience much earlier.

Along with the rules for our #SLASHERDRINKINGGAME , a base set of rules that apply to all Slasher films featured, here are a couple additional rules for this film specifically:

 Lesbian tension.

Have a shot when you find out the BIG TWIST!

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#SLASHERWEEK :: "The Freddy"

Today in celebration of #SLASHERWEEK here at Too Into It, we are honoring our most favorite slasher villain of all: Freddy Krueger. 

Krueger is portrayed by the brilliant Robert Englund in the original Wes Craven classic A Nightmare on Elm Street ('84), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge ('85), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors ('87), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: Dream Master ('88), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Dream Child ('89), Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare ('91), Wes Craven's New Nightmare ('94), Freddy vs. Jason ('03), and the television series Freddy's Nightmares ('88-'90). Jackie Earle Haley portrayed Krueger in the 2010 reboot.

Freddy is more than just a cliche slasher. Wes Craven has cited a combination of things as inspiration for the character, from a bully who picked on him as a child, to a burnt homeless man who stalked him, even a real life horror story about a group of Cambodian immigrants that died while having nightmares. Freddy represents subconscious fears of the characters and attacks children, unsafe from their incompetent and neglecting parents. Freddy's trademark look of his red and green striped sweater, brown fedora, burnt face, and brown glove with long metal claws has changed slightly throughout the years, though the style is always undoubtably Freddy. The attitude and personality of the character has differed between films as well, from dark and menacing to silly and wise cracking. This charm and complexity makes Freddy Krueger simultaneously lovable and terrifying.

One, two, Freddy's coming for you.

Three, four, better lock your door.

Five, six, grab a crucifix.

Seven, eight, gonna stay up late.

Nine, ten, never sleep again....

"The Freddy"

For this cocktail, we decided to honor Mr. Englund's Sweedish heritage by making our own version of Krask, a traditional Swedish drink of moonshine and black coffee. Only we leave our strong liquor for the end to ensure a fiery display, a la Freddy's death.

What You Need:

cold brew coffee

simple syrup

flammable liquor (Everclear, Bacardi 151)

long stem lighter or match

What You Do:

Using a cocktail shaker, mix some ice with the cold brew coffee and simple syrup to taste and strain into the mug.

Using an upside down spoon, gently pour your flammable liquor atop the drink.

Remove any liquor from yourself and surrounding areas, and light up!

Admire your cocktails menacing homage to Freddy himself.

Blow out the flame and drink!

Never sleep again.

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#SLASHERWEEK :: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

Today for #SLASHERWEEK here on Too Into It we are featuring A Nightmare on Elm Street, one of the most prolific horror films in history. The film (as well as the other 7 films in the series) is about Freddy Krueger, malevolent spirit of a child killer who was burned alive by an angry mob of parents after dodging jail time due to a technicality. He lives on the dreams (er, nightmares) of the children and teenagers in the town, drifting from the Dream World and the real world to slaughter his victims. 

DID YOU KNOW?

In all of the movies combined, Robert Englund has less screen time than the character Nancy in the original film alone.

The very first time Robert Englund tried on the Freddy glove, he cut himself.

The words "Elm Street" are not spoken at all during the first film.

Along with our basic #SLASHERDRINKINGGAME rules, we have a couple of special rules that can work no matter which Freddy classic you plan on watching:

Freddy Krueger turns into something.

Freddy Krueger makes a wise crack.

Anytime an adult drinks.