I didn't go to my Senior Prom. School dances were never really my thing, despite having been to several, and I didn't see much difference between a Homecoming versus a Prom. Why go to a place to grind, get drunk, and have awkward teenager sex under the watchful eye of an old guy nicknamed “Coach” … Continue reading Dance of the Dead (2008)
Oh, oh my. Well, this went in a completely different direction than I expected. Prom Night III is effectively a remake of Prom Night II, only now as a horror comedy and starring a bunch of Canadians. Mary Lou Malone still died on her prom night in 1957, but she manages to escape Hell and … Continue reading Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990)
Well, this series went off the rails in the best possible way. Whereas Prom Night was a slasher film with Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen, Prom Night II is a supernatural horror film starring Michael Ironside. Actually, this movie wasn't supposed to be a Prom Night at all. Instead, it was originally titled "The … Continue reading Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
Sometimes you just gotta sit down and watch a slasher film. I did so with Prom Night, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen in beautiful Toronto, circa 1979. That date is important for several reasons: Curtis was only a year out from Halloween but had found considerable success through that movie, which is how … Continue reading Prom Night (1980)
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