Where did the 'slasher' film originate? Believe it or not - in this classic novel...
As a history teacher, I'm unable to be interested in anything without tracing its roots. A lover of slasher films, I ventured out years ago to find where it all began - and it lies in a classic novel
Like many of you horror connoisseurs, my favourite sub-genre of scary movies is indeed the ‘slasher’. My love of horror began at far-too-young an age, when my mother introduced me to classics such as ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ and ‘Halloween’. Since then, they have (perhaps strangely, but I feel I’m not alone in saying this) become comfort viewing for me; or, when I’m suffering from lack of inspiration and writer’s block, I will turn to slasher movies to get me back on track.
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