Anatomy of the Slasher Film: A Theoretical Analysis

By Sotiris Petridis

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).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476674310
• ISBN13: 9781476674315
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher