{"product_id":"the-1990s-teen-horror-cycle-final-girls-and-a-new-hollywood-formula-9781476670645","title":"The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle: Final Girls and a New Hollywood Formula","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alexandra West\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 Many critics and fans refer to the 1990s as the decade that horror forgot, with few notable entries in the genre. Yet horror went mainstream in the '90s by speaking to the anxieties of American youth during one of the country's most prosperous eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e No longer were films made on low budgets and dependent on devotees for success. Horror found its way onto magazine covers, fashion ads and CD soundtrack covers. \"Girl power\" feminism and a growing distaste for consumerism defined an audience that both embraced and rejected the commercial appeal of these films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This in-depth study examines the youth subculture and politics of the era, focusing on such films as \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003eScream\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eI Know What You Did Last Summer\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eIdle Hands\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eCherry Falls\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46472082063511,"sku":"9781476670645","price":2821.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476670645.jpg?v=1766251268","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-1990s-teen-horror-cycle-final-girls-and-a-new-hollywood-formula-9781476670645","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}