SLASHER MOVIE BUYER'S GUIDE: 'S'

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	SCARECROW (2002) Summary: The titular killer looks good enough in this, but the rest of the production - and his corny script lines - let him down. Read our full review of the Region 2 disc. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD Rating out of five:
	SCARECROW SLAYER (2003) Summary: Another soul goes into another scarecrow, bent on revenge. Features karate-fighting scarecrows. Enough said... Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS  Region 2 DVD Rating out of five:
	SCARECROWS (1988) Summary: A brilliantly creepy - and bloody - gem. Probably the best scarecrow slasher out there, yet one of the most obscure Availability... NTSC VHS   PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	SCREAM (1996) Summary: Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's genre-defining stroke of genius. The finest horror-comedy of all time - successful partly because the scares are taken dead seriously. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	SCREAM 2 (1997) Summary: Not strictly necessary as a sequel, but excellent fun nevertheless. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	SCREAM 3 (2000) Summary: This trilogy-closer's effectiveness is slightly blunted by Kevin Williamson bailing out of the script-writing. Still, it's a hack-tastic thrill ride. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	SHOCKER (1989) Summary: Wes Craven's partly successful attempt to create a new Freddy Krueger, in electricity-based serial killer Horace Pinker. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	SHREDDER (2003) Summary: A killer picks off a bunch of snowboarders in a remote mountain hut. Silly, but very good fun. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD Rating out of five:
	SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984) Summary: Clumsy, yet strangely irresistible movie, centring on a character whose parents were killed by a nut in a Santa suit. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 2 (1987) Summary: Follow-up with flashbacks aplenty to the original. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 3: BETTER WATCH OUT! (1989) Summary: Features Bill Moseley, who would later appear as Otis in House Of 1000 Corpses. Availability... NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 4: INITIATION (1990) Summary: Directed by Brian 'Society' Yuzna, this one has no apparent connection to the preceding movies. Features cult horror legend Clint Howard. Availability... NTSC VHS  PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 5: THE TOYMAKER (1992) Summary: Produced by Brian Yuzna this time, SNDN5 again features Clint Howard, with the addition of Mickey Rooney. Availability... NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	SILENT RAGE (1982) Summary: Chuck Norris faces off with a genetically-enhanced maniac in this one, which manages some good suspense and jolts. Certainly makes a change to see the final battle involve martial arts... Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	SLAUGHTERHOUSE (1987) Summary: Texas Chain Saw-esque gore-fest, with some unpleasant footage of animals being butchered, during the opening credits. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	SLAUGHTER HIGH (1987) Summary: Highly enjoyable high school caper, with geeky Marty coming back for revenge. Gory fun, with Caroline Munro. Availability... NTSC VHS   PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	THE SLAYER (1982) Summary: Slow-moving, but often effective, trapped-on-an-island tale. Now only £5.99 on Region 2 DVD! Availability...  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983) aka Nightmare Vacation (UK) Summary: Could a young girl be behind the murders at the titular camp? And is she all she seems? Read our full review of the Region 1 disc. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	SLEEPAWAY CAMP II: UNHAPPY CAMPERS (1988) aka Nightmare Vacation II (UK) Summary: Excellent horror-comedy, with the accent on horror. Stars Pamela Springsteen as the unhinged camp councillor. Read our full review of the Region 1 disc. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five: align=absmiddle>
	SLEEPAWAY CAMP III: TEENAGE WASTELAND (1989) aka Nightmare Vacation 3 (UK) Summary: The quality dips slightly in this sequel, shot back-to-back with the second part. Great fun, anyway. Read our full review of the Region 1 disc. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	SLEEPLESS (2001) Summary: CGI effects help Dario Argento realise his gruesome imaginings in this ultra-violent cop thriller, starring Max Von Sydow. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982) Summary: A trilogy begins, as a drill-handed killer stalks some nubile teens. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE 2 (1987) Summary: Not entirely successful comedic follow-up, with a killer who also happens to be a ludicrous rock star. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE 3 (1990) Summary: An occasionally effective - if ultimately forgettable - end to the trilogy. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	STAGE FRIGHT (1987) aka Aquarius Summary: Set in a theatre, this visually accomplished slasher sees the cast and crew of a play stalked by an escaped madman in an owl mask. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	THE STAY AWAKE (1987) Summary: A ghostly serial killer returns to slash some Catholic School girls. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	THE STEPFATHER (1987) Summary: Classy, disturbing psychodrama starring Terry O'Quinn as a killer who moves from one family to the next. Availability... NTSC VHS  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	THE STEPFATHER 2 (1989) Summary: Terry O'Quinn returns for a less chilling, but still effective, sequel. Features Meg Foster. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	THE STEPFATHER 3 (1992) Summary: No Terry O'Quinn here - the stepfather has undergone plastic surgery! - but this one works quite well regardless. Availability... NTSC VHS  PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	SUSPIRIA (1977) Summary: Dario Argento's superbly realised weird-fest. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:

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