Beyond the slasher film:History, seriousness and the problem of the children’s audience in the critical reception of big-budget horror in the late 1970s and early 1980s

Jancovich, Mark (2022) Beyond the slasher film:History, seriousness and the problem of the children’s audience in the critical reception of big-budget horror in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Horror Studies, 13 (2). pp. 161-176. ISSN 2040-3275

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Abstract

An analysis of the horror films of late 1970s and early 1980s argues that although this period is usually understood as one that was dominated by the slasher film, it was actually one defined by a wave of big-budget horror films. Furthermore, through an analysis of the reception of these films in mainstream publications such as the New York Times, the article not only explores features and trends that these films were understood as exhibiting but also the broader discourses through which films were either championed or condemned by reviewers.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	big-budget horror,cultural distinction,reception studies,reviewing,seriousness,the slasher film,visual arts and performing arts,music,literature and literary theory ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200/1213
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Film, Television and Media Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Comics Studies Research Group
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	25 Oct 2022 11:30
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2023 01:38
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/89342
DOI:	10.1386/host_00052_1

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