Halloween
The 1970s represented an unusually productive and innovative period for the horror film, and John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) is the film that capped that golden age? and some say ruined it, by ushering in the era of the slasher film. Considered a paradigm of low-budget ingenuity, its story of a seemingly unremarkable middle-American town becoming the site of violence on October 31 struck a chord within audiences. The film became a surprise hit that gave rise to a lucrative franchise, and it r…
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- Full title :Halloween / Murray Leeder.
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The 1970s represented an unusually productive and innovative period for the horror film, and John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) is the film that capped that golden age? and some say ruined it, by ushering in the era of the slasher film. Considered a paradigm of low-budget ingenuity, its story of a seemingly unremarkable middle-American town becoming the site of violence on October 31 struck a chord within audiences. The film became a surprise hit that gave rise to a lucrative franchise, and it remains a perennial favourite. Much of its success stems from the simple but strong construction.
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- Publication Date:©2014
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- Publisher(s):Auteur
- Place of Publication:Leighton Buzzard, England
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2014
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (113 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781906733865, 1906733864, 1906733791, 9781906733797, 9781800346970, 1800346972
- oclc:ocn889240726
- LC Classification:PN1995.9.H6
- Dewey Decimal:791.436164
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