SLASHER MOVIE BUYER'S GUIDE: 'P'

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	PHANTOM OF THE MALL: ERIC'S REVENGE (1989) Summary: Not a sequel, despite the subtitle's implication. Eric Matthews has been presumed dead, after a fire. No prizes for guessing that he's actually alive and very angry... Availability...  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	PHENOMENA (1985) aka Creepers (UK) Summary: Dario Argento's ultra-violent fantasy. Stars Jennifer Connelly and Donald Pleasence. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD Rating out of five:
	PIECES (1983) Summary: A definite example of a so-bad-it's-brilliant movie, this mad movie delivers unintentional (we think) laughs and gore in equally liberal measures. Stars Christopher George. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	PRANKS (1981) aka The Dorm That Dripped Blood Summary: Well above average flick which sees students help a teacher prepare a college dormitory for bulldozing. One of them, of course, is mad as a brick. Excellent, unusual ending. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	THE PREY (1984) Summary: This forest-set movie's tag line says it all: 'It's not human, and it's got an axe!'. Availability... NTSC VHS Rating out of five:
	PROM NIGHT (1980) Summary: Jamie Lee Curtis stars alongside Leslie Nielsen in this flick about four high school friends being stalked by a masked maniac. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	THE PROWLER (1981) aka Rosemary's Killer (UK) Summary: One of the finest slasher movies, Joseph Zito's direction makes full use of numerous bloody Tom Savini effects. Blue Underground's Region 1 disc is uncut and features extras. See our full review. Availability... Region 1 DVD Rating out of five:
	PSYCHO (1960) Summary: Ladies and gentlemen, the world's first slasher movie. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	PSYCHO II (1983) Summary: Anthony Perkins returns in a decent follow-up. Watch out for that spade! Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS  PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	PSYCHO III (1986) Summary: He's still unhinged, you know... Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING (1990) Summary: Final sequel, recorded two years before Anthony Perkins' sad death. Availability... NTSC VHS  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	PSYCHO COP (1989) Summary: Rather lame comedy-horror. Availability... NTSC VHS  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	PSYCHO COP RETURNS (2000) Summary: A marked improvement on the first movie, this one takes place in a high-rise block and gets close to perfecting its gore/chuckles hybrid. Availability... NTSC VHS  PAL VHS Rating out of five:

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