| Description |
xii, 287 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Slasher films -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Slasher films -- Canada -- History and criticism.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781441117052 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1441117059 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781441124968 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1441124969 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781441188502 (electronic bk.) |
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