{"product_id":"anatomy-of-the-slasher-film-a-theoretical-analysis-9781476674315","title":"Anatomy of the Slasher Film: A Theoretical Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sotiris Petridis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - Genres - Horror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e (1974) to \u003ci\u003eTexas Chainsaw 3D\u003c\/i\u003e (2013)--the author identifies the characteristic elements of the subgenre while tracing changes in narrative patterns over the decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The slasher canon is divided into three eras: the classical (1974-1993), the self-referential (1994-2000) and the neoslasher cycle (2000-2013).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46457753075863,"sku":"9781476674315","price":2818.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476674315.webp?v=1769183021","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/anatomy-of-the-slasher-film-a-theoretical-analysis-9781476674315","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}