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One of the things I love so much about the horror genre is just how many sub-sections there are to it. I mean, if you were so inclined or just in the mood, you could focus your movie viewing leisure time specifically to the supernatural, or to zombies, or perhaps werewolves & vampires, or monsters (oh my)! But for me, I personally like to get seasonal with my horror movies. And so with summer officially upon us, this is the time of year I break out all of my favorite (and obscure) summer slasher horror! We figured we’d give you 6 recommendations so you could get into the summer slasher spirit as well; some of which are well known, some obscure and some recent ones that just warrant another look in the off chance you missed ‘em upon their initial release. The 'Friday The 13th' films are a given,...

Title: Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008) Starring Michael Gibney, Jackie Tohn, Paul DeAngelo, Vincent Pastore, Christopher Shand, Jonathan Tiersten, Isaac Hayes and Felissa Rose Produced by Return to Sleepaway Corp.; Magnolia Pictures and Magnolia Magnet (Distributing) Written and Directed by Robert Hiltzik Score: Technical: 70, Story: 85, Acting: 85, Total: 80 When I heard Felissa Rose was making an appearance in the new Sleepaway Camp movie, I told myself, “There is no way in Hell I’m watching that! That bitch is scary!” but then I thought to myself, “Well, she scared me once, so the chances of her scaring me again are slim to none, since I’ll be expecting it.” Well, the second half of me was right. Instead of following the first film, Return [...]...

Within the first 10 minutes of Return To Sleepaway Camp, a character is introduced who is so gratuitous and ridiculous, and such a transparent ruse, that you can’t help but think, is writer/director Robert Hiltzik kidding? Is he intending to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his cult slasher flick with a sendup of his own creation?

Actually, as revealed in the extras on Magnet/Magnolia’s DVD, Return was produced 20 years after the original, and has taken an extra half-decade to make it to general release. Watching the movie, it’s not hard to see why. It would be nice to say that Return To Sleepaway Camp at least succeeds in delivering a gory/campy good time, but instead it’s an 86-minute endurance test that quickly wears out its welcome by taking forever to get to the murder spree that is its raison d’etre, in the meantime...