This week on This Movie Deserves Better, we’re revisiting the overlooked 1980 slasher New Year's Evil — a cult horror oddity built around one killer idea: murders timed to midnight across every U.S. time zone.

Set during a live New Year’s Eve telethon, New Year’s Evil mixes punk energy, sleazy ’80s vibes, and a genuinely clever slasher premise that deserved far more attention than it got.

In this episode, we cover:

The infamous time-zone murder gimmick 

What went wrong with critics and audiences

Where the film stumbles — and where it shines

Why this forgotten slasher deserves a second screening

If you’re into cult horror, 80s slashers, New Year’s Eve horror movies, or underrated genre films, this episode is for you.

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