One of the great things about the slasher sub-genre is the fact that it provides movies to watch for pretty much any holiday that comes along. For New Year’s Eve we have films like the original Terror Train, Bloody New Year, and the film we’re covering with the latest episode of the Real Slashers video series: 1980’s New Year’s Evil (watch it Here). To hear all about it, check out the video embedded above!
Directed by Emmett Alston, who crafted the story with screenwriter Leonard Neubauer, New Year’s Evil has the following synopsis: On New Year’s Eve, a famous TV punk-rock lady icon hosts a late hour countdown celebration of music and partying. All goes well, until she receives a strange sounding phone call. Lonely women wanting to celebrate the holiday become easy prey for a maniacal murdering misogynist whose New Year’s resolution is to...
Directed by Emmett Alston, who crafted the story with screenwriter Leonard Neubauer, New Year’s Evil has the following synopsis: On New Year’s Eve, a famous TV punk-rock lady icon hosts a late hour countdown celebration of music and partying. All goes well, until she receives a strange sounding phone call. Lonely women wanting to celebrate the holiday become easy prey for a maniacal murdering misogynist whose New Year’s resolution is to...
- 12/31/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Adam’s Package Team Now Filming the Demonic Thriller ‘Young and Cursed’ The team that brought you the award-winning Adam’s Package, director and producer Andrew Chiaramonte, and producer Emmett Alston are now filming their latest thriller, Young & Cursed. The feature sets the chilling tale on the eve of the Blood Moon Lunar eclipse as five …
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- 9/7/2022
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Grant Cramer sits at his office desk. On the wall behind him hangs framed movie posters: Willy’s Wonderland (2021), which he produced, and a poster of The Stunt Man (1980) autographed by its director, Richard Rush, who was a mentor to him. Cramer’s career in show business spans 40 years and includes film and television acting, producing, and writing. His dirty blond hair is pulled back into a ponytail. He sports a beard, and he has that kind of smile that spreads throughout his entire face and crinkles his eyes. He’s generous with his time, and over the next hour, we talk horror, killer klowns, absurdity, acting, Hollywood politics, and living a life in the present with gratitude and passion.
Cramer’s first film role was in the 1980 psychological slasher New Year’s Evil. “I’ve always loved the Sam Raimi-type whacky horror: a little goofy, and a little bit tongue in cheek,...
Cramer’s first film role was in the 1980 psychological slasher New Year’s Evil. “I’ve always loved the Sam Raimi-type whacky horror: a little goofy, and a little bit tongue in cheek,...
- 4/15/2022
- by Ray Marshall
- DailyDead
To ring in the new year, select members of the Trailers From Hell team celebrated by watching the holiday’s signature slasher picture, the rock ‘n’ roll serial killer thriller New Year’s Evil (1980).
New Year’s Evil is a nasty little slice of fiction. The set-up: Hollywood TV punk rock host with the most Diane “Blaze” Sullivan (Roz Kelly) finds herself the subject of a series of sinister phone calls in the midst of a televised New Year’s Eve concert extravaganza she’s presenting. The caller (Kip Niven) speaks through a voice modulator and uses pay phones, identifying himself only as “Evil.”
“Evil” informs Blaze that he has already begun killing a series of women, some of whom are connected to her, at the stroke of midnight across several time zones. He has already handled Eastern Standard Time by the time he rings her, and recorded the murder for good measure.
New Year’s Evil is a nasty little slice of fiction. The set-up: Hollywood TV punk rock host with the most Diane “Blaze” Sullivan (Roz Kelly) finds herself the subject of a series of sinister phone calls in the midst of a televised New Year’s Eve concert extravaganza she’s presenting. The caller (Kip Niven) speaks through a voice modulator and uses pay phones, identifying himself only as “Evil.”
“Evil” informs Blaze that he has already begun killing a series of women, some of whom are connected to her, at the stroke of midnight across several time zones. He has already handled Eastern Standard Time by the time he rings her, and recorded the murder for good measure.
- 12/31/2021
- by Alex Kirschenbaum
- Trailers from Hell
In the grand tradition of Deliverance (1972), Rituals (‘77), and Up the Creek (1984) comes Hunter’s Blood (’86), a backwoods hicksploitation actioner that more than gets by with a cast handpicked by the B movie gods and a script wittier than it has to be. Who says the outdoors hold no charm? (Well, normally that would be me.)
Based on the novel by Jere Cunningham (who later wrote the story for Judgment Night, which is just the urban version of the same tale), Hunter’s Blood was released by Palace Pictures in the U.K. in September, and picked up by Roger Corman’s Concorde Pictures for release stateside in January of ’87, where soon after it was destined to languish on home video shelves, with store clerks puzzled as to where it should be stocked. (By the by, I always saw it in the Horror section, where I think it rightfully belonged.) Hard...
Based on the novel by Jere Cunningham (who later wrote the story for Judgment Night, which is just the urban version of the same tale), Hunter’s Blood was released by Palace Pictures in the U.K. in September, and picked up by Roger Corman’s Concorde Pictures for release stateside in January of ’87, where soon after it was destined to languish on home video shelves, with store clerks puzzled as to where it should be stocked. (By the by, I always saw it in the Horror section, where I think it rightfully belonged.) Hard...
- 3/17/2018
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
The clock is ticking down, the party’s getting started, and no one is prepared for… New Year’s Evil (1980). Okay, I just made up that slogan, but it encapsulates the spirit of this Cannon release; perhaps not in execution, as its perspective is definitely from an earlier era at odds with the then current slasher boom. This is its strength, as it dares to be different from the masked forays of the day. (Fine, he wears a mask once - but that’s all, I swear!)
Released on December 26th (or Boxing Day, as we Canucks call it), this Golan-Globus production didn’t stir up the box office and was summarily dismissed by critics as yet another tiring slash and gash. And while it certainly adheres to a few popular elements of the sub-genre, it chooses to upend that by focusing on its antagonist rather than the protagonist. For this alone,...
Released on December 26th (or Boxing Day, as we Canucks call it), this Golan-Globus production didn’t stir up the box office and was summarily dismissed by critics as yet another tiring slash and gash. And while it certainly adheres to a few popular elements of the sub-genre, it chooses to upend that by focusing on its antagonist rather than the protagonist. For this alone,...
- 12/30/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Welcome to the latest episode of The ScreamCast! Each episode sees hosts Sean Duregger and Brad Henderson review a Scream Factory release, however this week the ScreamCast gang are not just tackling Scream Factory, they’re also taking a look something(s) a little different…
This week Brad and Sean spend some time discussing Larry Cohen’s 1976 film God Told Me To (out now via Blue Underground) and Emmett Alston’s 1980 film New Year’s Evil (Out now via Scream Factory). They also go deep down a rabbit hole involving their personal experiences with religion while running down their top “Religious Themed” films.
Don’t forget to check out TheScreamCast.com for the show notes and for more news and reviews of Scream Factory releases and make sure to follow them on Twitter too!
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This week Brad and Sean spend some time discussing Larry Cohen’s 1976 film God Told Me To (out now via Blue Underground) and Emmett Alston’s 1980 film New Year’s Evil (Out now via Scream Factory). They also go deep down a rabbit hole involving their personal experiences with religion while running down their top “Religious Themed” films.
Don’t forget to check out TheScreamCast.com for the show notes and for more news and reviews of Scream Factory releases and make sure to follow them on Twitter too!
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- 3/4/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
For the final week of February, horror fans have several fun cult classics getting a high definition upgrade this Tuesday, including New Year’s Evil from Scream Factory, Larry Cohen’s God Told Me To and the unforgettable Black Sunday from Mario Bava. Also coming to DVD are several indie thrillers including VANish and The Intruders as well as the upcoming horror comedy Amityville Death House and the 70’s shocker A Candle for the Devil (aka It Happened at Nightmare Inn).
Black Sunday- Aip Version (Kino Lorber, Blu-ray)
When Mario Bava's groundbreaking Black Sunday was introduced to the U.S. market, American International Pictures retooled the film for the release. In addition to being redubbed in English, the film was given a new musical score and re-edited.
In one of the most auspicious directorial debuts in movie history, Mario Bava bridged the gap between the gothic horror picture...
Black Sunday- Aip Version (Kino Lorber, Blu-ray)
When Mario Bava's groundbreaking Black Sunday was introduced to the U.S. market, American International Pictures retooled the film for the release. In addition to being redubbed in English, the film was given a new musical score and re-edited.
In one of the most auspicious directorial debuts in movie history, Mario Bava bridged the gap between the gothic horror picture...
- 2/24/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
We’re back with another video round-up. This time around we have a trailer, clip, and bonus feature interview excerpt from Scream Factory’s upcoming New Year’s Evil Blu-ray release (due out on February 24th), as well as the green band trailer and a new clip from IFC Midnight’s road trip zombie movie, Wyrmwood: Road Of The Dead, and also a video celebrating the wonderful traits of a key character on AMC’s The Walking Dead. *Spoiler warning for those who haven’t seen the latest episode of The Walking Dead.*
New Year’s Evil Blu-ray: “Diane “Blaze” Sullivan, the host of a nationally televised punk-rock show on New Year’s Eve, is receiving calls from a mysterious killer who tells her of his plans to off someone at midnight in each of America’s major time zones… and she will be the last.
Starring Roz Kelly (who...
New Year’s Evil Blu-ray: “Diane “Blaze” Sullivan, the host of a nationally televised punk-rock show on New Year’s Eve, is receiving calls from a mysterious killer who tells her of his plans to off someone at midnight in each of America’s major time zones… and she will be the last.
Starring Roz Kelly (who...
- 2/12/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
There aren’t many New Year’s horror movies, but one of the classics is without question New Year’s Evil. Speaking of which, Scream Factory has just unveiled the specs for its upcoming February 24th release. Emmett Alston directs the flick, which… Continue Reading →
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- 1/1/2015
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Sixteen years before Roger L. Jackson’s chilling Ghostface voice haunted the characters of Wes Craven’s Scream, another caller made sinister threats via the telephone in Emmett Alston’s New Year’s Evil. The 1980 holiday slasher film comes out on Blu-ray in February from the folks at Scream Factory and they’ve just unveiled the final special features, including a fresh HD transfer and new interviews with the cast and crew.
New Year’s Evil will be available on Blu-ray beginning February 24th, 2015. We have the final extras announcement from Scream Factory and the film’s synopsis below:
“**Final Extras revealed for New Year’S Evil**
As we ride out the last day of 2014 we thought it would be appropriate to end it today by revealing the extras on our upcoming blu-ray release of the slasher favorite New Year’S Evil.
Brand new HD transfer of the film Audio...
New Year’s Evil will be available on Blu-ray beginning February 24th, 2015. We have the final extras announcement from Scream Factory and the film’s synopsis below:
“**Final Extras revealed for New Year’S Evil**
As we ride out the last day of 2014 we thought it would be appropriate to end it today by revealing the extras on our upcoming blu-ray release of the slasher favorite New Year’S Evil.
Brand new HD transfer of the film Audio...
- 12/31/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
At their Comic-Con panel on Saturday, Scream Factory announced ten genre titles they will release on Blu-ray in late 2014 and throughout 2015. Now they have an update that should please horror fans, as five upcoming titles (three from the newly announced batch) have received 2014 release dates, including the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray of Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions and two movies from George A. Romero.
Scream Factory divulged the following Blu-ray release dates via Facebook:
1. The Doctor and the Devils Blu-ray
November 4th.
2. Dolls (Collector’s Edition) Blu-ray
November 11th. (Artwork to be revealed soon.)
3. George A. Romero’s The Dark Half Blu-ray
November 18th
4. George A. Romero’s Monkey Shines Blu-ray
November 18th
5. Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions (Collector’s Edition) Blu-ray
Scheduled for a December 2014 release. (No other details at this time.)
Scream Factory also stated that their Blu-ray of New Year’s Evil will hit shelves...
Scream Factory divulged the following Blu-ray release dates via Facebook:
1. The Doctor and the Devils Blu-ray
November 4th.
2. Dolls (Collector’s Edition) Blu-ray
November 11th. (Artwork to be revealed soon.)
3. George A. Romero’s The Dark Half Blu-ray
November 18th
4. George A. Romero’s Monkey Shines Blu-ray
November 18th
5. Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions (Collector’s Edition) Blu-ray
Scheduled for a December 2014 release. (No other details at this time.)
Scream Factory also stated that their Blu-ray of New Year’s Evil will hit shelves...
- 7/28/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Last night at their Comic-Con panel, Scream Factory delighted their legion of horror and sci-fi fans with the announcement of ten genre films they will be brining to Blu-ray in late 2014 and throughout 2015, including Collector Editions of Escape From New York and Mad Max.
Scream Factory revealed that the Blu-ray releases of Dolls, The Dark Half, and Monkey Shines will debut in November 2014, with the other seven titles slated for 2015 release dates. Exact release dates, special features, and cover art have yet to be revealed, but check back over the coming months for more updates as they come in. Here are the ten titles secured for the Scream Factory Blu-ray treatment:
1. The Dark Half
(1993, directed by George A. Romero)
2. Monkey Shines
(1988, directed by George A. Romero)
3. Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh
(1995, directed by Bill Condon)
4. Scarecrows
(1988, directed by William Wesley)
5. Phantom of the Opera
(1989, directed by Dwight H. Little...
Scream Factory revealed that the Blu-ray releases of Dolls, The Dark Half, and Monkey Shines will debut in November 2014, with the other seven titles slated for 2015 release dates. Exact release dates, special features, and cover art have yet to be revealed, but check back over the coming months for more updates as they come in. Here are the ten titles secured for the Scream Factory Blu-ray treatment:
1. The Dark Half
(1993, directed by George A. Romero)
2. Monkey Shines
(1988, directed by George A. Romero)
3. Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh
(1995, directed by Bill Condon)
4. Scarecrows
(1988, directed by William Wesley)
5. Phantom of the Opera
(1989, directed by Dwight H. Little...
- 7/26/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
New Year's Evil (1980) Director: Emmett Alston Stars: Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Grant Cramer A serial killer calls in to a rocking New Year's Eve party and promises to kill one person at the stroke of midnight across the country. There are a lot of holiday-centric horror movies, and even other New Year ones, but New Year's Evil might take the cake on sheer goofiness alone. In it, Blaze, the middle aged "First Lady...
- 1/2/2014
- by Jason Adams
- JoBlo.com
Chances are good that if you a horror fan and it’s new year’s eve, you’re searching for something to watch. Most of us hope to find the Twilight Zone marathon running strong late into the evening if we’re lucky, but it’s fickle. Hit or miss. Sometimes SyFy graces us with its presence… sometimes… they put on absolutely garbage and we take it. There are, of course, a few movies that have New Year’s Eve as the focus. Bloody New Year, Terror Train and New Year’s Evil which I can consider to be the pinnacle of New Year’s horror even if Terror Train is far superior movie. Is it any wonder that all three of these features of seen distinct DVD of Blu-ray releases? Fan/cult favorites with varying degree of quality and merit. Aren’t there just a pile of other movies...
- 12/31/2012
- by Jimmy Terror
- The Liberal Dead
by Chris Wright, MoreHorror.com
Ring in the New Year with this punk rock slasher flick! New Year's Evil is far from perfect and only has a few good moments. I personally prefer Bloody New Year but this, as far as I know, isthe only other New Year’s themed horror movie. It’s only been released once on VHS and for that reason, is highly sought after by horror movie collectors. Whether this will ever get a decent re-release is unknown, but for slasher fans, this is a must see.
The plot is fairly simple. A crazed person on New Year’s Eve wants to kill off people with important connections to the lead character one by one. This occurs at the dawn of New Year’s as it relates to each time zone. All the while, he corresponds with the lead through a pay phone using a voice modifier to disguise his identity.
Ring in the New Year with this punk rock slasher flick! New Year's Evil is far from perfect and only has a few good moments. I personally prefer Bloody New Year but this, as far as I know, isthe only other New Year’s themed horror movie. It’s only been released once on VHS and for that reason, is highly sought after by horror movie collectors. Whether this will ever get a decent re-release is unknown, but for slasher fans, this is a must see.
The plot is fairly simple. A crazed person on New Year’s Eve wants to kill off people with important connections to the lead character one by one. This occurs at the dawn of New Year’s as it relates to each time zone. All the while, he corresponds with the lead through a pay phone using a voice modifier to disguise his identity.
- 1/7/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
1980 - 93 mins. - Rated R
D: Emmett Alston
C: Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris Wallace
Serial killer phones in a televised New Year's Eve party informing the hostess of the show that he is going to kill someone during each of the four major time zones with herself being the final victim.
The film's premise of a slasher killing victims according to time zone's is an intriguing premise. However, the film is so poorly done that it doesn't warrant the attention of those suckered in by the enticing initial concept. First off, all of the characters are rather annoying. Since the film is told, in part, through the point of view of the killer, the killer should either be seductively evil or repugnantly vile. Instead, viewers are stuck listening to a killer with a completely off putting voice that he is altering to hide his identity. The well known 1996 slasher...
D: Emmett Alston
C: Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris Wallace
Serial killer phones in a televised New Year's Eve party informing the hostess of the show that he is going to kill someone during each of the four major time zones with herself being the final victim.
The film's premise of a slasher killing victims according to time zone's is an intriguing premise. However, the film is so poorly done that it doesn't warrant the attention of those suckered in by the enticing initial concept. First off, all of the characters are rather annoying. Since the film is told, in part, through the point of view of the killer, the killer should either be seductively evil or repugnantly vile. Instead, viewers are stuck listening to a killer with a completely off putting voice that he is altering to hide his identity. The well known 1996 slasher...
- 1/1/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
As soon as I saw the Cannon Group logo at the beginning of New Year’s Evil, I got excited. In the 80s, nobody produced trash better than Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus and, if their later slasher effort, Hospital Massacre, was any indication, this holiday horror flick would be worth celebrating.
The problem, though, is that while these guys got really good at producing sleazy action films where innocent people were fair game, some poor woman was always raped for being in the wrong place at the wrong time and a hero always exacted outrageous (and satisfying revenge), they never quite found the same success in the horror genre. It’s odd considering exploitation is an intrinsic characteristic of horror, but New Year’s Evil is a fairly tame effort.
It’s also equipped with a baffling premise: a deranged madman places a phone call to a popular radio DJ,...
The problem, though, is that while these guys got really good at producing sleazy action films where innocent people were fair game, some poor woman was always raped for being in the wrong place at the wrong time and a hero always exacted outrageous (and satisfying revenge), they never quite found the same success in the horror genre. It’s odd considering exploitation is an intrinsic characteristic of horror, but New Year’s Evil is a fairly tame effort.
It’s also equipped with a baffling premise: a deranged madman places a phone call to a popular radio DJ,...
- 12/26/2009
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
Our friends over at Horror Society are bringing yet another event to Chicago's Portage Theatre, when their Holiday Of Horrors Film Festival arrives on December 12th. Director Lewis Jackson will be in-attendance to present his 1980 classic Christmas Evil (aka You Better Watch Out!), and they'll be screening Silent Night, Deadly Night, New Years Evil, and Black Santa's Revenge. Not enough for you? How about vendors, booze, prizes, and an opportunity to get your picture taken with Satan Santa himself?
December 12, 2009 | Tickets are $10 (get yours here) | Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Il 60641
Christmas Evil
Released in 1980 and once again we have an unstable main character who puts on the red suit and beard and gives the naughty what they deserve-and we’re not talking about lumps of coal. Arguably the best of the “Christmas Killer” movies, Christmas Evil should not be missed. This rare screening features a 35mm print from...
December 12, 2009 | Tickets are $10 (get yours here) | Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Il 60641
Christmas Evil
Released in 1980 and once again we have an unstable main character who puts on the red suit and beard and gives the naughty what they deserve-and we’re not talking about lumps of coal. Arguably the best of the “Christmas Killer” movies, Christmas Evil should not be missed. This rare screening features a 35mm print from...
- 12/1/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
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