| Description |
xii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : co-ed frenzy -- "There's more than one way to lose your heart" : the teen slasher film-type, production strategies, and film cycle -- A slay-ride to small-town, U.S.A : the advent of the teen slasher film, Black Christmas (1974) and Halloween (1978) -- "They were warned, they are doomed" : the United States, the development of the teen slasher film, and Friday the 13th (1980) -- Murder on the dance-floor : Canada, the development of the teen slasher film, and Prom night (1980) -- The animal house on sorority row : boom and bust, and the establishment of the teen slasher film, 1980-1981 -- Conclusion : time after time |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Slasher films -- Canada -- History and criticism.
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Slasher films -- United States -- History and criticism.
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| LC no. |
2010019839 |
| ISBN |
1441117059 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1441124969 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9781441117052 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781441124968 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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