Drawing our month long look at the world of Horror on film, we naturally come to the real of slasher horror. What with there being a new Halloween film out, and it actually being the time of Halloween this week, it just felt so right. On duty to guide us through this topic is @kdokenoute (aka: Ken).
Now, a bit of background, since Ken doesn’t run a blog or anything himself…..
I’ve known Ken for a fair few years – he is, after all, married to my sister (@HTM_1983 – go follow her on Twitter too…she’s fab!) We both have a mutual love for cinema in its widest varieties, as you may have noticed by his involvement in the weekly discussions, and he’s not just my brother-in-law, but he’s a good friend.
However, we don’t always see eye to eye on films, and both have our personal tastes – his is a definite love of horror. Had it not been for his passion for the genre I probably wouldn’t have given some films a second shot after they had failed to impress me. His perspective on some of the films that just didn’t seem worthy of the hype around them made me re-analyse them, and appreciate the genre more and more. If I need to know about an obscure gore film, he’s the guy to ask. So when we were splitting up the topics for this month, he seemed perfectly matched to cover the slasher genre.
So, we present to you this week’s ten questions up for discussion this coming Sunday on Twitter at 8pm UK time.
See you there, and Happy Halloween folks!
Q1: Every horror fan has had a seminal moment with genre and Slashers, in my experience, are often the catalyst. What is your earliest memory of watching a Slasher movie and how did it influence your appreciation of the horror genre as a whole? #mtos
Q2: Prior to Carpenter’s Halloween in 1978 films like Psycho, Black Christmas and the ‘Giallo’ of directors Argento and Bava, helped to set the template. Do you consider these any of these films to be Slasher movies and do you have a favourite proto-slasher? #mtos
Q3: Halloween inspired a slew of imitators and sequels, a production line which lasted until the late 80s. Are there any particular high points among these films and are there any that you think successfully veered from the conventions set by Halloween? #mtos
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Q5: Slasher movies have been criticised as misogynistic and are often derided for their treatment of female characters. By equal measure the most intelligent, tenacious and resourceful characters tend to be the “Final Girl”. With this in mind, is this reputation warranted? #mtos
Q6: Wes Craven directed two post-modern Slasher movies in the mid 1990s. It was the second of these, Scream, that inspired a new, slicker kind of Slasher movie. What are your thoughts on these movies and are there any that you have a particular fondness for? #mtos
Q7: Perhaps more than any other horror subset, Slasher movies have been subject to the remake treatment. Are there any Slasher remakes that do justice to the original? What made them successful? And can you name one that you absolutely cannot stand to watch? #mtos
Q8: The last few years have seen Slashers that have subverted the form either by means of high-concept or by injecting overt comedy into the fray. Which films do you think are good examples of this and is this the way for Slashers to become relevant again? #mtos
Q9: You knew this one was coming! Michael, Jason, Freddy, Leatherface, Ghostface and Pinhead in a battle royale. Who wins…and how? #mtos
Q10: Finally. What are your top 3 Slasher movies of all time. What do you love about them? And let’s face it, there have been plenty of stinkers, so which would you count as your least favourite? And why, oh for the love of God WHY!!?? #mtos
