Underrated Slashers That Deserve More Recognition

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In the realm of horror cinema, Tobe Hooper, renowned for classics like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist, veered into the slasher genre in 1981 with a unique twist. While labeled as such, his film, The Funhouse, deviates from the expected tropes, plunging viewers into a carnival of terror where escape seems impossible. Meanwhile, we journey to Italy, where the thin line between Giallo and Slasher blurs further in 1987's Stagefright. Witness as Italian cinema ventures into the realm of slashers, offering a distinct take on the genre. Join us as we dissect these captivating tales of horror and suspense.
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[@Wolfie66]

I love The Funhouse! It has great creepy atmosphere. Gunther scared the crap out of me when he tore off the Frankenstein mask!

[@AntoinettexKitten]

The best part of Stage Fright is that scene where he's sitting on the stage with the cat. All the feathers floating around and everything looks dream like

[@godammichael]

Yeah also the shower scene when hes killing that girl and the lead is hiding in the same room the lack of sound really creeps me out.

[@Nick-1990]

Stage fright and The Funhouse are great movies

[@gary13th]

Love Stage Fright. Saw this for the first time over 10 years ago, the stage scene near the end was so good. Also Tyler is totally the MVP of JoBlo.

[@JamesB-mg9pk]

Stage Fright is great. It's getting more recognition it deserves. I watch it at least twice a year. Great show!

[@rolmodel12.]

Weirdly, I HAVE seen "Stage Fright," but not "The Funhouse." I was able to catch the underrated Italian gem, on VHS in the 90's. I like it more now, then I did back in my teens. The sound did throw me, back then. But, now as an adult in my 40's, I can appreciate it much more. At one point I had a small, second-hand electronic store. From that, I a couple copies of Hooper's lesser known flick. I just never got around to checking it out. Sacrilege, I know. But life, sometimes, gets in the way of our fun.

[@deckhandler]

Hi Tyler, You have the perfect voice to narrate horror.

[@Emulous79]

Stagefright rocks! Simon Boswell's music a massive part of the fun. He did a bunch of horror material including Santa Sangre, Lamberto Bava works, and even Clive Barker.

[@kevinmyles6369]

Nothing but love and appreciation for Stage Fright! Sucha great flick by Soavi! It's his first one after being assistant director role for couple Argento ones... He's got a couple more great ones after this one; The Church and Cemetery Man and The Sect. Big shame he didn't manage to do more...

[@Minibase834]

Thanks for posting that this is a compilation video

[@BatmanFan2274]

Kevin Conway was great as the crazy Mailman in Funny Farm and as Kahless on Star Trek The Next Generation

[@almosthalo]

I saw Stage Fright a few years ago and loved it.

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

I've only seen The Funhouse on Saturday TV afternoons in the 90s. Does the uncensored version pack a punch?

[@genghiskhan7041]

"As you can see, those people literally stink". I didn't realize you could smell someone by seeing them.

[@michaellangwaller]

I have seen both versions of Stage Right and The Funhouse (The Fun House), each version is radically different in tone and story.

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

The underrated slasher that too many sleep on AND may be THE AMERICAN GIALLO is my favorite big screen slasher (besides Jason Voorhees), Matt Cordell himself, MANIAC COP.

[@BarsMar]

Oh my God stage fright plot feels so similar to one episode in Psych

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

Btw, Maniac Cop 1 is THE American Giallo.

[@thomaspayne7285]

1987 The Gate plz!!!

[@JoelPerri7777]

As a fan of 70s and 80s exploitation movies, and try as I may, I can never fully enjoy the Italian stuff because of the ADR, and it’s not just the dialogue, the sound of everything is just “off”. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy watching the Italian cheese, I just wish the audio stuff didn’t bother me so much, cuz there is A LOT of cool Italian cheeze to watch in any genre. Anyways, another cool vid, I def enjoy your vids on the 70s and 80s stuff. It scratches my nostalgic gen x inch.

[@user-xw6du3ny2u]

I'd like to see JoBlo Horror do a video on Neon Maniacs

[@LeslieCoggs]

I feel like the universe has been trying to get me to watch giallo, and I'm just a stubborn teenager, rolling my eyes and scoffing, like no way🙄

[@Emulous79]

Go for it! If you like mystery thrillers and bizarre situations it's right up your alley. I've been watching them since the 90s after the typical Hollywood fare and it just took me to another world.

[@LeslieCoggs]

@@Emulous79 ok, I'm convinced.

[@scottmontgomery3743]

Elizabeth Berridge could have a major players in the horror world

[@TheJustin905]

funhouse is not underrated so many people talk about that movie

[@stevenpoynter9982]

The movie funhouse Kind of scared me But I was only 10 years old When it came out. Lol

[@AntoinettexKitten]

Years ago I bought the Stage Fright movie with Meatloaf thinking it was this one

[@vanderhoff66fu]

I agree with everything you're saying about the Funhouse but I still love it

[@nikolugo]

The fun house is my favorite

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

Cool Mang. Never heard of it.

[@zeidenmedia]

Don't Go In The Woods 1981

[@vanderhoff66fu]

This might be my favorite video

[@jimkuna8687]

Remember this was back when there wasn't all the movies you've seen to rack it up against it's a classic from a bygone period when horror films where still kinda new look at the crap now il take fun house... still cool video.

[@KaiserSoze-vx6vo]

As a teenager, I remember catching an early 80s Australian slasher flick, but I do not remember the name. These two brothers try to protect their single mother from a stalker who is killing all of her boyfriends. It was very good with a twist ending; anybody remember this movie?

[@gonogazz]

Stage fright..when the feather wakes her up..to the nightmare again..pure cinema.. Bet the script started with that scene..After she wakes up..the film is very very very..good..!!!

[@KINGCORLEONE11]

Speaking of the court of owls, why don't they have a comic that involves them an owl man?

[@farmersteve661]

“Psychos In Love” (1987) 🎥🎞🙏

[@Dr_1212]

Never saw this

[@vanderhoff66fu]

I love Stage Fright

[@geeshep4836]

I Saw Stage Fright On TUBI A Year Ago And It Was Fun And As For Funhouse Is Concerned I Saw it On Peacock Back In 2021 and It Was Good But Not Great.

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

Does it have Goblin on the soundtrack?

[@boogiedaddy3434]

We had Stage Fright at the video store I worked at as a teen, but I never bothered watching it because the mask looked so corny. Now I'm going to have to track down a copy and give it a shot.

[@thechickapedia1175]

It’s on Pluto and tubi!

[@KattMurr]

I saw Funhouse on HBO when I was 10. Freaked me the fuck out! Lol...

[@Antdevamp]

I saw this on Shudder in 2019, and....it belongs with all the other Gallos.

[@mjspokeoligy.6964]

Can you cover Halloween 2

[@leventhumps3861]

This looks legit

[@petermulder7480]

please talk about the German/ Austrian film, Angst from 1983 next. Something classic

[@dadandvideogames]

My entire life I've been meaning to check Giallo flicks out.

[@TheJustin905]

you're not missing much to be honest. they make zero sense most of the time

[@krs4976]

Deep Red is a good starting point

[@stevothestooge]

Review ’My Cherry Pie’ next.

[@80sguy11]

Please talk about Just Before Dawn is a nice slasher

[@jasonwohlers6151]

Have you ever covered Sssss or Snakes

[@goodoldbubba6620]

The Exterminator. Circa 1980. Enough said.

[@supernatural2619]

ooop he April Fool'd us

[@justaguy7230]

What slasher movie was Liam Neeson in?

[@mcarterjackson]

Prom Night

[@justaguy7230]

Yeah ok.

[@Thomaszmccormick]

Underappeciated slashers you’ve likely never seen, now let us ruin them all for you with spoilers!

[@rossydv]

Jallow? That’s a genre?

[@jonlamenza4121]

Tho not techniquely a slasher the 08 Wizard of Gore never see or hear anything about but just the cast alone Douriff, Crispin Glover AND Jeffrey Combs in one movie. I don't kno much about the Suicide Girls ft on the DVD cover but they're are basically 'cannon' fodder Montag the Magnificent in some crazy death scenes one even using the Brazen bull ancient torture device I think deserves more normally kinda in range w/imdb but this gets only 4.9 which i almost get if voted on by non hardcore horror fans i guess critic consensus 80% on rotten tomatoes right on

[@michaelmyers3709]

Anything by Argento? Yeah, just don’t go beyond 1987.

[@mscrys1908]

Never cared for Stage Fright. Loved The Funhouse. I worked at Video World and used to get all the movies and Funhouse was one I got and watched constantly.

[@randyacuna5643]

Most slasher films are all the same. Rather, watch a monster movie then a slasher movie anytime. Just my take.

[@MisterGoblin65]

To recommend "Anything" by Dario Argento is just ridiculous...and is misinformation...I certainly would not recommend this video😆

[@tellemstevedave5559]

Anything made before the 90s? Lol

[@markleo1290]

Lol April Fooled

[@LuckyBastardProd]

Whenever people say Spielberg really directed Poltergeist I tell them to watch The Funhouse. The blocking is the same, the cinematography similar and the strobe light effect at the end is similar to Poltergeist. I wouldn’t consider The Funhouse as a slasher film it’s a monster, haunted house picture. When it came out there was a lot of controversy regarding the one sheet it was deemed offensive and lots of newspapers refused to print it thats when the changed it to the fat lady dummy, also producers were pissed that FANGORIA slapped Gunther on the cover months before the release of the film. BTW Rick Backer did the sculpt of Gunther he had to leave the job because the film suffered lots of setbacks backs like a hurricane destroying the carnival set, Craig Readon replaced him.