In 1978, John Carpenter’s Halloween proved to be a surprise smash hit and almost singlehandedly ushered in a trend of slasher movies that would last through the 80s and even have a brief revival in the 90s thanks to Wes Craven’s Scream movies. The following year, Halfpenny Pictures set to work creating their own entry into the burgeoning slasher genre: Stabbings. In fact, Stabbings was little more than a copy of Halloween, and when John Carpenter got wind of the fact that his work was being imitated, he sued. Carpenter lost the subsequent legal battle, but it was enough to hold up the release of Stabbings until 1982 – three years after the film’s completion.
