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9780786469321

Going to Pieces

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    9780786469321

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    0786469323

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-10-21
  • Publisher: McFarland Publishing
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Summary

John Carpenter'sHalloween,released on October 25, 1978, marked the beginning of the horror film's most colorful, controversial, and successful offshoot-the slasher film. Loved by fans and reviled by critics for its iconic psychopaths, gory special effects, brainless teenagers in peril, and more than a bit of soft-core sex, the slasher film secured its legacy as a cultural phenomenon and continues to be popular today. This work traces the evolution of the slasher film from 1978 when it was a fledgling genre, through the early 1980s when it was one of the most profitable and prolific genres in Hollywood, on to its decline in popularity around 1986. An introduction provides a brief history of the Grand Guignol, the pre-cinema forerunner of the slasher film, films such asPsychoandThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre,and cinematic trends that gave rise to the slasher film. Also explained are the slasher film's characteristics, conventions, and cinematic devices, such as the "final girl," the omnipotent killer, the relationship between sex and death, the significant date or setting, and the point-of-view of the killer. The chapters that follow are devoted to the years 1978 through 1986 and analyze significant films from each year.The Toolbox Murders, When a Stranger Calls,theFriday the 13thmovies,My Bloody Valentine, The Slumber Party Massacre, Psycho II,andApril Fool's Dayare among those analyzed. The late 90s resurrection of slasher films, as seen inScreamandI Know What You Did Last Summer,is also explored, as well as the future direction of slasher films.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Introductionp. 1
What Is a Slasher Film?p. 5
The Pre-History of the Slasher Filmp. 23
Halloween: The Night He Came Homep. 50
Deadly Prank Calls, Driller Killers and an Angry Young Womanp. 62
Friday the 13th, Prom Night and a Head in the Fish Tankp. 75
Trains of Terror, Funhouses, Horrible Holidays and a Maniacp. 90
Campus Killers, Slashing for Laughs and One Human Brainp. 111
Prowlers, Spaghetti Slashers and the Joys of Summer Campp. 130
A Nightmare on Elm Street, Sequels Galore and the Decline of the Slasher Filmp. 151
The Resurgencep. 178
Notesp. 195
Appendix: Alternative Titlesp. 199
Bibliographyp. 203
Indexp. 207
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