{"product_id":"anatomy-of-the-slasher-film-a-theoretical-analysis-paperback","title":"Anatomy of the Slasher Film: A Theoretical Analysis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSotiris Petridis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSotiris Petridis\u003c\/b\u003e is an adjunct professor at Hellenic Open University, Greece. His research interests are about film and television genres, audiovisual horror, screenwriting theory and practice, viral marketing, and the new ways of film and television promotion and has written academic books and articles on cinema and audiovisual narrative. He is a member of the European Film Academy and the Greek Film Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45664465485868,"sku":"9781476674315","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/dzr2SyIVuA9781476674315.webp?v=1781603631","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/anatomy-of-the-slasher-film-a-theoretical-analysis-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}