Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film

Stacey Abbott, University of Roehampton, UKMark Richard Adams, Brunel University, UKJessica Balanzategui, University of Melbourne, AustraliaGary Bettinson, Lancaster University, UKWickham Clayton, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UKIan Conrich, University of South AustraliaDarren Elliott-Smith, University of Hertfordshire, UKMatthew Freeman, Birmingham City University, UKAndrew Patrick Nelson, Montana State University, USADana Och, University of Pittsburgh, USAFran Pheasant-Kelly, University of Wolverhampton, UKDavid Roche, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, FranceKarra Shimabukuro, University of New Mexico, USAJanet Staiger, University of Texas at Austin, USA

'This collection deserves attention from anyone interested in the interrogation and enjoyment of the Hollywood Slasher film. Offering staunch, articulate, and passionate arguments for adopting formalist methodologies in the study and appreciation of the Hollywood Slasher genre, these essays make valuable contributions to existing horror film scholarship, extending the discussion beyond socio-ideological and theoretical perspectives.' Valerie Wee, National University of Singapore 'Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film is a welcome addition to critical works on the genre. Wickham Clayton brings together a very focused set of essays exploring the aesthetics and formal structures of the slasher film. The contributors explore a wide range of slasher films, both the typical examples and the unexpected, pushing at the boundaries of the form. This collection will provide interest and raise challenging questions for readers of all levels, shedding new light on formalist approaches to the genre.' Brigid Cherry, Research Fellow in Screen Media, St Mary's University, Twickenham 'With exciting essays on the slasher subgenre from classic to revisionist films, this timely collection offers a rich vein of enquiry and superb range of scholarship on slasher stylistics. Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film opens up the field of slasher studies for a new generation, challenging dominant theories and offering advanced and innovative perspectives.' Sorcha Ni Fhlainn, Lecturer in Film Studies and American Literature, Manchester Metropolitan University

• List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments introduction: The Collection Awakes PART I: THE BIRTH, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION OF THE SLASHER FILM 1. (In)Stability of Point of View in When a Stranger Calls and Eyes of a Stranger; David Roche 2. Undermining the Moneygrubbers, or: How I learned to stop worrying and love Friday the 13th Part V; Wickham Clayton 3. I Framed Freddy: Functional Aesthetics in the A Nightmare on Elm Street Series; Karra Shimabukuro 4. Candyman and Saw: Re-imagining the Slasher Film Through Urban Gothic; Stacey Abbott PART II: OLDER, DARKER, AND SELF-AWARE 5. Franchise Legacy and Neo-Slasher Conventions in Halloween H20; Andrew Patrick Nelson 6. Roses are Red, Violence is Too: Exploring Stylistic Excess in Valentine; Mark Richard Adams 7. Puzzles, Contraptions, and the Highly Elaborate Moment: The Inevitability of Death in the Grand Slasher Narratives of the Final Destination and Saw Series of Films; Ian Conrich 8. The Killer Who Never Was: Complex Storytelling, the Saw Series, and the Shifting Moral Alignment of Puzzle Film Horror; Matthew Freeman 9. Resurrecting Carrie; Gary Bettinson PART III: FORM VS. THEORY 10. Parody, Pastiche and Intertextuality in Scream: Formal and Theoretical Approaches to the Postmodern Slasher; Fran Pheasant-Kelly 11. Crises of Identification in the Supernatural Slasher: The Resurrection of the Supernatural Slasher Villain; Jessica Balanzategui 12. Queer Erotic Aesthetics in Marcus Nispel's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003); Darren Elliott-Smith 13. Beyond Surveillance: Questions of the Real in the Neo-postmodern Horror Film; Dana Och 14. The Slasher, the Final Girl, and the Anti-Denouement; Janet Staiger Index