‘The Third Saturday in October’ Review – Slasher Homage Experiments With Nostalgia

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Written By Rebecca Feldbin

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by Meagan Navarro

For horror fans, a title like The Third Saturday in October reads as a playful spin on popular slashers like Friday the 13th. For college football fans, it’s a day on which the Alabama–Tennessee football rivalry game usually takes place, at least until 1992. Writer/Director Jay Burleson melds them together in a retro-styled slasher parody meant to be viewed after its follow-up, The Third Saturday in October Part V (our review). While more effective in its pursuit of period recreation and dedication to the tropes, it’s not as lively or as breezy as its sequel predecessor.

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Rebecca Feldbin
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