Description:"Whether you're an old-school fright fanatic looking to relive the grindhouse glory or a horror newbie . . . [this book] is a magnificent read." --FangoriaThe slasher movie is the most reviled but successful of horror's subgenres. Taking its cue from Hitchcock, grindhouse movies, and the gory Italian giallo thrillers of the 1970s, slasher movies brought a new high in cinematic violence and suspense to mainstream cinema. For six bloody years (1978-1984)--the golden age of slashers--cinema screens and video stores were stalked by homicidal maniacs with murder and mayhem on their minds. The Teenage Slasher Movie Book details the subgenre's surprising beginnings, revels in its g(l)ory days, and discusses its recent resurgence. Packed with reviews of the best (and worst) slasher movies and illustrated with an extensive collection of distinctive and often graphic color poster artwork from around the world, this book also looks at the political, cultural, and social influences on the slasher movie and its own effect on other film genres."The ultimate treatise of terror." --StarTribune/Artcetera"The definitive book on the slasher genre." --Little White Lies magazine "Brilliant read . . . 10/10 butcher knives." --Smash or Trash Indie Filmmaking "Exhaustive and lively." --ComplexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Teenage Slasher Movie Book: 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition. To get started finding The Teenage Slasher Movie Book: 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The Teenage Slasher Movie Book: 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition
Description: "Whether you're an old-school fright fanatic looking to relive the grindhouse glory or a horror newbie . . . [this book] is a magnificent read." --FangoriaThe slasher movie is the most reviled but successful of horror's subgenres. Taking its cue from Hitchcock, grindhouse movies, and the gory Italian giallo thrillers of the 1970s, slasher movies brought a new high in cinematic violence and suspense to mainstream cinema. For six bloody years (1978-1984)--the golden age of slashers--cinema screens and video stores were stalked by homicidal maniacs with murder and mayhem on their minds. The Teenage Slasher Movie Book details the subgenre's surprising beginnings, revels in its g(l)ory days, and discusses its recent resurgence. Packed with reviews of the best (and worst) slasher movies and illustrated with an extensive collection of distinctive and often graphic color poster artwork from around the world, this book also looks at the political, cultural, and social influences on the slasher movie and its own effect on other film genres."The ultimate treatise of terror." --StarTribune/Artcetera"The definitive book on the slasher genre." --Little White Lies magazine "Brilliant read . . . 10/10 butcher knives." --Smash or Trash Indie Filmmaking "Exhaustive and lively." --ComplexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Teenage Slasher Movie Book: 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition. To get started finding The Teenage Slasher Movie Book: 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.