Book Description
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.
Publisher comments
Seventies style gore is back! The only indepth study of the slasher movie phenomenon that is effective as both an academic study and an informal guide Covers 200 films (with cast & credit details) over a thirty year period, combining an extensive encyclopedia of movies with a detailed overview of the genre A strong link to the interest feminist press, courtesy of (i) the mysoginistic tag associated with the slasher movie and (ii) the concept of the ‘Final Girl’ — often the only survivor in the slasher movie
