The anatomy of the slasher film : a theoretical analysis /
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-...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2019].
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| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | viii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index. |
| ISBN: | 1476674310 9781476674315 |