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SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN A HISTORY OF THE SLASHER FILM
(2000)
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Production countries
- Great Britain
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The evolution of the `slasher' movie from PSYCHO to SCREAM. Looks at how urban legends like THE TALE OF THE HOOK fed into the horror film in the late 1970s to create a new kind of shocker specificially aimed at a young audience. Argues that the trend for modern horror and the rise of the `slasher' film can be traced to John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN featuring...
Top five credits
- Director
- LEVEN, Russell
- Director
- ABBOTT, Andrew
- Production Company
- Nobles Gate Scotland Film and TV Productions
- Presenter
- KERMODE, Mark
Top five cast
- Interviewee
- CRAVEN, Wes
- Interviewee
- CUNNINGHAM, Sean S.
- Interviewee
- CARPENTER, John
- Interviewee
- HOOPER, Tobe
- Interviewee
- HANSEN, Gunnar