Read This: The Slasher Movie Book

Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on June 14, 2012

Fans of slasher movies might not be able to peel their eyes off of the screen long enough to read too many books, but if they can, The Slasher Movie Book is well worth the effort. Packed to the gills with vivid full-color photos and often obscure poster artwork, it’s a small paperback coffee table book that traces the development of the violent subgenre from the exhibitionism of the 19th century French Grand Guignol theater to the German crime (krimi) thrillers of the ’60s, the Italian giallo mysteries of the ’60s and ’70s, the “golden age” of slashers during the late ’70s and early ’80s and the current glut of sequels and remakes.

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