Our Friends at CreatorVC are Back with Slasher Trash: The Ultimate Deep Dive into Underground Slasher Cinema
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Our friends at CreatorVC, the creators of the amazing In Search of Darkness horror documentaries, are putting together another project! The slasher genre has always been about pushing boundaries, breaking rules, and celebrating the beautifully unhinged spirit of independent filmmaking. Slasher Trash is their ambitious new documentary that promises to be the definitive exploration of the gritty DIY world that made slashers both shocking and unforgettable.
More Than Just Another Documentary
Slasher Trash isn't content to rehash the same old Halloween and Friday the 13th retrospectives you've seen a dozen times before. This is a deep cut documentary for deep cut fans – a 4+ hour journey into the dark waters of late '70s and '80s slasher cinema that celebrates the grab-a-camera enthusiasm and no-concessions-to-good-taste mentality that defined the genre's underground movement.
From no-budget backyard productions to enduring cult favorites that never got their due, Slasher Trash illuminates the countless movies and madmen (and madwomen) dwelling beyond the household-name films. It's the kind of comprehensive exploration that serious genre collectors have been waiting for – one that acknowledges the shot-on-video sleaze, the regional oddities, and the borderline unwatchable gems that make slasher fandom so fascinatingly obsessive.
A Mission We Can Get Behind
As preservationists of cult cinema, we understand what drives projects like this. Slasher Trash is more than just a documentary; it's a mission to unite the slasher world and create something the whole community can rally around. The filmmakers want this to be the ultimate celebration of the genre: deep cuts, sleaze, shot-on-video… all of it. And they want to look back on it years from now and be genuinely proud that the community came together to make it happen.
That spirit of preservation and celebration aligns perfectly with Synapse Films' own mission. We've spent years rescuing forgotten gems from obscurity, giving them the meticulous restoration treatment they deserve. When filmmakers approach the genre with the same reverence for its underground roots, we're excited to support their efforts.
The CreatorVC Pedigree
The team behind Slasher Trash brings serious credentials to the project. CreatorVC has already proven their dedication to comprehensive genre exploration with the critically acclaimed In Search of Darkness documentary series and the Rondo Hatton Award-winning Aliens Expanded. They understand how to balance fan service with genuine film scholarship, creating documentaries that satisfy die-hard collectors while drawing new devotees into these dark cinematic worlds.
Writer/Director Michael Gingold brings decades of horror journalism experience to the project, while Executive Producer Gareth 'Slasher Trash' Morgan has built a Facebook community of nearly 200,000 followers devoted to the infamous subgenre. When you combine that level of expertise with CreatorVC's track record of delivering quality productions, you get something worth supporting.
Supporting Our Friends in Independent Genre Cinema
We're always excited to support independent filmmakers who share our passion for preserving genre cinema history. The crowdfunding model allows fans to directly support the kind of comprehensive documentation that mainstream distributors wouldn't touch – projects that dig deep into the margins where the most interesting stories often hide.
The collector's edition packages starting at $79.99 offer the kind of physical media experience that serious fans appreciate: personalized Blu-ray packages with posters, booklets, and all the extras that make a release feel special. It's the same attention to detail we bring to our own limited editions, recognizing that collectors want more than just the film – they want the complete experience.
Pre-Sale Details
Slasher Trash is available for pre-order from July 24 through August 14 exclusively at slashertrashdoc.com. The collector's edition includes your name in the credits, poster artwork by Dave Merrell, a movie checklist mini-poster, extended booklets, and access to live Q&As with the filmmaking team. Optional upgrades include t-shirts and digital bundles of CreatorVC's previous documentaries.
For genre fans who've been waiting for someone to properly document the wild world of underground slasher cinema, this is your chance to support a project that promises to deliver the comprehensive deep dive the subgenre deserves.
The slasher documentary you've been waiting for is finally here. Don't let this one get away.
Ready to support independent horror documentation? Visit slashertrashdoc.com to secure your copy during the pre-sale period. The slasher community is counting on you to make this definitive documentary a reality.
