Legacy Of Blood: A Comprehensive Guide to Slasher Movies - Softcover

Harper, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1900486393 ISBN 13: 9781900486392

Publisher: Headpress, 2004

Synopsis

The slasher movie is the bloodiest incarnation of the modern horror film, tainted by criticisms of misogyny, yet remaining - on and off - a box-office draw for thirty years. Combining in-depth analysis with over 200 film reviews, Legacy of Blood is the most comprehensive examination of the slasher movie and its conventions to date, from Halloween and the notorious I Spit On Your Grave, to Scream - the re-defining genre hit in the nineties - and beyond.

About this title

Synopsis

The 'slasher' movie is the bloodiest incarnation of the modern horror film, tainted by criticisms of misogyny, yet remaining - on and off - a box-office draw for thirty years. Combining in-depth analysis with over 200 film reviews, Legacy of Blood is the most comprehensive examination of the slasher movie and its conventions to date, from Halloween to Scream - the re-defining genre hit in the nineties - and beyond.

About the Author

Born in 1975, Jim Harper grew up in Birmingham, Portugal, Somerset
and the Lake District. He studied Ancient History at St David’s
University College in Lampeter, Wales. He now works as a freelance
writer and lives in Devon with his wife.

Edition details

• Publisher: Headpress
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1900486393
• ISBN 13: 9781900486392
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192