Madman (1982)***.

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In 1980 through to 1981, another slasher movie called "Madman", (released in 1982), arrived after a delay after Tony Maylam's New York set movie "The Burning", (1981). Written and directed by Joe Giannone, and produced by Gary Sales, it is another summer camp slasher like the early "Friday the 13th" series...but with a difference.
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The electronic music starts the movie, then the credits begin. A group of twenty-something campers surround themselves around a warm campfire, as a middle-aged counsellor named Max, (Carl Fredericks), tells the story of Madman Marz, (Paul Ehlers), who attacked his family with an axe. He tells them not to speak his name, as they shiver with dread.
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At the camp, Richie, (Jimmy Steele), yells out Madman's name. Consequently, there's a shadow in the deep woods of the killer armed with an axe. The other people are: Betsy, (Gaylen Ross, George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead", 1978), as "Alexis Dubin), who is dating TP, (Tony Fish); Stacy, (Harriet Bass); Dave, (Seth Jones); Ellie, (Jan Claire); Bill, (Alex Murphy). The rest of the cast are: Tommy, (Tom Veilleux); Jimmy, (Stephen Clark); Mary Ellen, (Vicki Kenneally); and Jeanie, (Lori Mathes).
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Poking fun at killers isn't funny..."Madman", (1982).
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Gaylen Ross returns from battling zombies to a monster  in the woods..."Madman", (1982).

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As night falls, everyone falls victim to the Madman. Gaylen Ross struggles to fight the killer. She uses a shot gun, and attempts to contact Max in town. In short, she battles him in a house. "Madman", is the only horror movie, like "The Burning", (1981), not to have a sequel, prequel, or re-make. It stands alone as an underrated movie from the 1980's.
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The Madman isn't Freddy, nor Cropsy, Michael Myers, or Jason Voorhees. But he is as scary as them all with one horror movie..."Madman", (1982).
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My bloody valentine (1981)-Part 2

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The other teenagers are: Hollis, (Keith Knight); Howard, (Alf Humphreys); Patty, (Cynthia Dale); Sylvia, (Helene Udy); John, (Rob Stein); Mike, (Tom Kovacs); Harriet, (Terry Waterland); Dave, (Carl Marotte); Tommy, (Jim Murchison); and Gretchen, (Gina Dick). After several murders in the cave, TJ and Sarah face the miner who is killing everyone underground.
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Making out in a mine isn't a good idea...George Mihalka's "My bloody valentine", (1981).
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"My bloody valentine", suffered from the MPAA's cuts in America meaning the deaths are toned down. The acting, writers, and direction, are great. The film didn't have a sequel, nor prequel. But in 2009, there was an abysmal re-make in 3-D, that failed at the box office. The original 1981 horror movie is superior to "Halloween II", Rick Rosenthal, and "Friday the 13th Part II", Steve Miner, the same year in Hollywood. In short, the last act of "My Bloody Valentine", is suspenseful...and should be watched again.
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The horror in "My Bloody Valentine", (1981), is superior to some of the Hollywood movies of the early 1980's. Written by Stephen Miller and John Beaird, Canadian slashers were strong in that decade a generation ago.
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The story of Harry Warden is ignored by everyone in Valentine's Bluff, Canada..."My bloody valentine", George Mihalka, 1981.

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My Bloody Valentine (1981)****.

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Canadian horror movies were few and far between in the 1970's. "Cannibal Girls", Ivan Reitman, (1973); "Shivers", David Cronenberg, 1975; "Rabid", David Cronenberg, 1976; and "The Brood", David Cronenberg, 1979. Other directors like Bob Clark released "People shouldn't play with dead things", 1972; and "Black Christmas", 1974. By 1981, director George Mihalka made "My bloody valentine", an original horror movie that became a cult classic.
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The Canadian miners are in for a shock when they face a revengeful killer miner...George Mihalka,"My bloody valentine", (1981).
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The movie begins with TJ, (Paul Kelman), who re-ignites his romance with Sarah, (Lori Hallier), much to Axel, (Neil Affleck's), anger. In the mine, a miner and a girl are making out. When she's killed, the mine is closed. But, on the anniversary of the mine's accident, Happy the bar tender, (Jack Van Evera), tells the story about Harry Warden, (Peter Cowper). When Mayor Hanniger, (Larry Renyolds), and Chief Newby, (Don Francks), cancel the party, the teenagers decide to hold their own party in the mine...with tragic results.
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The epic fight between friends...George Mihalka..."My bloody valentine", (1981).
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Going into a spooky mine isn't a great idea...George Mihalka..."My bloody valentine", (1981).
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The Prowler (1981)****.

In 1981, producer and director Joseph Zito, "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter", (1984), made "Rosemary's killer", aka "The Prowler", three year's before. The movie written by Glenn Leopold and Neal Barbara, tells of a girl named Rosemary who tells her GI boyfriend by letter, (decades before E-mail was the norm), that she has another boyfriend, after the end of World War II ends in 1945, in the prologue. When Rosemary and her date are murdered, the film begins...and the horror starts.
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US Blue Ray of "The Prowler", (1981).
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Everyone is celebrating the end of the War, unaware of the horror that affects everyone decades later...Joseph Zito's "The Prowler", (1981), at the beginning of the movie, that's shot in black and white.
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Thirty-five years' later in 1980, Pam MacDonald, (Vickie Dawson), is preparing for party with her friends, as she's dating cop Mark London, (Christopher Goutman). Pam, Lisa, (Cindy Weintraub); Sherry, (Lisa Dunsheath); and Carl, (David Sederholm), are excited at the news of the party. As they set-up, a killer in GI clothes, and black boots on his feet, decides to get revenge after the events in the prologue.
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The mystery of who is the prowler adds to the horror, as Pam and Mark investigate who is the killer at night time...Joseph Zito's "The Prowler", (1981).
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After several murders at a party at Avalon Bay, Mark decides to solve the case while protecting his girlfriend. Pam is a strong girl who battles the killer in various places, especially in houses, etc. She is a cross between Laurie Strode, (Jamie Lee Curtis), John Carpenter's Halloween, 1978; and Ginny Field, (Amy Steel), from "Friday the 13th Part II, 1981, the same year. The special effects were done by Tom Savini, who worked on Tony Maylam's "The Burning", in 1981. In short, I won't tell you who the killer is, but "The Prowler" also stars Farley Granger and Lawrence Tierney in supporting roles, that strengthen the star power.
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Pam attempts to find out the truth in the cemetery at night time...Joseph Zito's "The Prowler", (1981).
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In all, "The Prowler", is an underrated horror movie from the 1980's. By 2018, thirty-seven years' later, it remains one of few horror movies not to get a sequel, prequel, or re-make, in that decade.
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The Prowler enters the house, and attacks Pam...Joseph Zito's "The Prowler", (1981).
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Pam attempts to evade the jilted GI killer...Joseph Zito's "The Prowler", (1981).
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