Slasher Films : An International Filmography, 1960 through 2001

Armstrong, Kent Byron

McFarland & Co Inc（2009/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 376 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786442317
• DDC分類 791.43655

Full Description

The slasher film genre got its start in the early 1960s with filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock Psycho and Michael Powell Peeping Tom making provocative mainstream films, but it is most associated with the late 1970s and the releases of Halloween and Friday the 13th. They have been frightening and thrilling audiences ever since with their bloody scenes and crazed killers.

Over 250 slasher films are presented in this work, each with major cast and production credits, a plot synopsis, and a short critique; interesting production notes are often provided. Some of the films covered include Alice, Sweet Alice, American Psycho, The Burning, Cherry Falls, Curtains, Deep Red, Frenzy, Hide and Go Shriek, Maniac, Prom Night, Scream, Sleepaway Camp, Slumber Party Massacre, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Filmographies are provided for slasher directors, actors, writers, and composers.

Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction    

The Films    

Appendix A: Slasher Directors    

Appendix B: Slasher Actors and Actresses    

Appendix C: Slasher Writers    

Appendix D: Slasher Composers    

Index