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Life Lessons from Slasher Films (Hardcover)
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Life Lessons from Slasher Films (Hardcover)
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Horror and slasher films are often dismissed for their apparent
lack of sophistication and dearth of redeemable values. However,
despite criticism from film snobs who turn up their noses and
moralists who look down upon the genre, slasher films are more than
just movies filled with gory mayhem. Such films can actually serve
a purpose and offer their audiences something more than split
skulls and severed heads. In Life Lessons from Slasher Films,
Jessica Robinson looks at representative works that have been
scaring audiences for decades-from Alfred Hitchcock's seminal
shocker, Psycho, to the cult classic Black Christmas and iconic
thrillers like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Friday the
13th, and Scream. In this book, Robinson examines common themes
that have emerged in these films, their various sequels, and
countless imitators-a maniacal and seemingly indestructible
executioner, sexual encounters that invariably lead to death,
increasingly gruesome ways to slaughter helpless victims, and a
lone female survivor who finds a way to vanquish the killer-and
looks beyond such tropes for what these films can teach us about
life. From practical advice (listen to your elders) to moral
platitudes (teens never learn), each chapter considers a different
"lesson" that these films teach. Robinson discusses how the events
portrayed in slasher films can resonate with viewers and perhaps
offer constructive advice on how to conduct our lives. A fun read
for fans and scholars alike, Life Lessons from Slasher Films offers
an entertaining and persuasive look at how life can imitate art,
and what art can say about life.
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