Is The VHS Cover Better Than The Movie: Bloody New Year (1987)

2104 is almost here!  And I know what you’re thinking…..why haven’t there been any good horror movies centered around New Year’s Eve?  And to that I say…..Pfffft!  Have you not seen New Year’s Evil???  Ok – that’s a bad example because it sucks.  But maybe when you were younger, you stumbled across this gem from 1987:

Yes….it’s Bloody New Year!  And it even has a snappy tagline to coincide with the joyous ringing in of a new year:  ‘Should old aquaintance be forgot?  Or just brutally murdered.‘  Ooooooh.  Are you intrigued?  Well, you really shouldn’t be because the point of this post is to ask if the VHS cover is better than the actual movie.  And in this case, it is.

Haha!  Look at that skeleton on the cover!  Here’s got a New Year’s party favor in his mouth AND a party hat on!  And trust me, it’s more entertaining than anything in the movie.  However, if you are looking for a horror movie that is based around New Year’s Eve that makes absolutely no sense at all, in a cheesy good kind of way, give Bloody New Year a whirl.  For me, I’ll just keep looking at that VHS cover for my entertainment.  Haha – did I mention that the skeleton has a party favor in his mouth!?!  And that disco ball in the background only means one thing:  that skeleton is gonna get down and get funky!  Happy New Year, everyone!

*Did I leave the iron on when I left the house?*

Horror Movie Posters I Love: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

Tis the season to break out your favorite Christmas-themed horror movies! And one that should be on the top of your list is the controversial 1984 slasher, Silent Night, Deadly Night.  But as much as I would love to talk about the actual movie and discuss Linnea Quigley’s super awesome nude ‘antlers through the chest’ death scene, we’re talking posters here and the poster for Silent Night, Deadly Night is a cheesy gem.

Obviously playing off of the whole holiday horror theme, thanks largely in part to Halloween, this poster to me captures everything that was great about 80’s horror movies.  Being that the movie caused a huge uproar, the poster alone was controversial considering what a beloved figure that Santa Claus is supposed to be.  He’s supposed to be jolly and when he laughs he’s supposed to shake like a bowl full of jelly.  So, here we have him holding an axe with blood dripping font in the movie title for the movie poster.  Not exactly family friendly, but therein lies the appeal to me.

This is the epitome of a perfect poster for a not-so-perfect movie though. Gotta love that ‘He knows when you’ve been naughty‘ tagline too!  And being that this is a personal favorite of mine, I’ll be spotlighting more from it in the weeks to come before the big day of December 25th.  To yuletide you over for now, enjoy the poster and this lovely drawing below that Billy did while in Catholic school.  Just precious.