The Miner Forty-Niner, goodness (not really, but kind of)! Twenty years have passed since a series of murders occurred in a mining town located in Nova Scotia when killings begin again on Valentine’s Day. Was the perpetrator of those crimes able to leave the mental institution and come back for more victims? “My Bloody Valentine” (1981) appeared during the early 1980s slasher movie craze that followed the popul…

This early Eighties horror film features some reasonably well-executed gore, although the violence seems mild by modern standards. While it has occasional bright spots, I never really felt a sense of suspense or found myself drawn into the story; perhaps it’s hindered by the lack of a compelling central character to invest in. I understand that this movie is important to certain viewers, but it didn't resonate with m…

Horror movies from the eighties are plentiful, so naturally their quality isn't always consistent, and over the years they haven’t held up as strongly as some might hope. My Bloody Valentine falls into an average category; it suffered from edits that removed a lot of its gore, which explains why it had to fight for its devoted fanbase. It's a fairly standard revenge story involving a stalker and slasher, centered aro…