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Anatomy of the Slasher Film: A Theoretical Analysis

by Petridis, Sotiris

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The term "slasher film" was common parlance by the mid-1980s but the horror subgenre it describes was at least a decade old by then--formerly referred to as "stalker," "psycho" or "slice-'em-up." Examining 74 movies--from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) to Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)--the author identifies the characteristic elements of the subgenre while tracing changes in narrative patterns over the decades.

The slasher canon is divided into three eras: the classical (1974-1993), the self-referential (1994-2000) and the neoslasher cycle (2000-2013).

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  • McFarland Brand
  • May 28, 2019 Pub Date:
  • 1476674310 ISBN-10:
  • 9781476674315 ISBN-13:
  • 178.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 9 in * 0.36 in * 6 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: