LibGuides: History of Horror: Serial Killer & Slasher Horror

Serial Killer Horror

Fritz Lang's M
DVD 1931
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Peter Lorre made film history with his startling performance as a psychotic murderer of children. Too elusive for the Berlin police, the killer is sought and marked by underworld criminals who are feeling the official fallout for his crimes. This riveting, 1931 German drama by Fritz Lang--an early talkie--unfolds against a breathtakingly expressionistic backdrop of shadows and clutter, an atmosphere of predestination that seems to be closing in on Lorre's terrified villain. M is an important piece of cinema's past along with a number of Lang's early German works, including Metropolis and Spies. (Lang eventually brought his influence directly to the American cinema in such films as Fury, They Clash by Night, and The Big Heat.) M shouldn't be missed.
Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy
Blu-ray 1972
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"Set in modern-day London ... a serial criminal known as the 'Necktie Murderer' has the police on red alert and the trail is leading to an innocent man who must now elude the law and prove his innocence by finding the real murderer"--Container.

1888-1891. Jack the Ripper, "the Whitechapel Murderer."
1920. Film: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
1943. Film: Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt.
1945. Film: The Spiral Staircase.
1955. Film: The Night of the Hunter.
1960.Film: Michael Powell's Peeping Tom.
1962-1964. The Boston Strangler kills 13 women between the ages of 19 and 85.
1969. Members of the Manson Family murder actress Sharon Tate and seven others.
1974. Non-fiction. Helter Skelter: The Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi.
1979. Stage Musical: Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: opens on Broadway.
1985. Novel: Perfume by Patrick Suskind.
1986. Film: Henry A Portrait of a Serial Killer.
1991. Film: The Silence of the Lambs.
1991. Novel: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis,
1995. Film: Seven.
2000. Film: American Psycho, an adaptation of the novel.
2003. Film: Monster (with Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuormos).
2006-2013. TV series. Dexter (Showtime).
2007. Film: David Fincher's Zodiac.
2007. Film adaptation: Sweeney Todd.
2019. Film: The Joker.
2020. Film: Spree.

Slasher Horror

Going to Pieces: the rise and fall of the slasher film
DVD
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Dissects the slasher film genre in this ultimate anthology that takes you on a horrifying journey through your favorite slasher films, including Halloween; Psycho; Friday the 13th; Prom Night; and many more. Guides you through a series of gruesome scenes from classic films and recent hits.

Going to Pieces: the rise and fall of the slasher film, 1978-1986 by Adam Rockoff
Call Number: PN 1995.9 .H6 R63 2011
ISBN: 9780786469321
Publication Date: 2011-10-21

1897. Oscar Méténier opens Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol where naturalistic horror shows were performed on its stage.
1927. Film: The Cat and the Canary.
1953. Film: The House of Wax.
1960. Film: Eyes Without a Face.
1960.Film: Psycho.
1974. Film: Black Christmas (Silent Night, Evil Night).
1974. Film: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
1978. Film: Halloween.
1980. Film: Friday the 13th.
1981. Film: My Bloody Valentine.
1981. Film: Friday the 13th Part 2.
1984. Film: A Nightmare on Elm Street.
1996. Film: Scream.
1997. Film: I Know What You Did Last Summer.
2004. Film: Saw.
2009. Film: My Super Psycho Sweet 16 (based on the MTV show)
2010. Film: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (comedy horror)
2011. Film: Cabin in the Woods (horror, satire)
2012. Film: Silent Night, Deadly Night (Full Sail alumni's remake).
2015. Film: The Final Girls.

Additional References

Cardin, M. (2017). Horror literature through history an encyclopedia of the stories that speak to our deepest fears (Kindle) Greenwood.
Jones, D. (2021). Horror a very short introduction. Oxford University Press.
Kerswell, J. A. (2018). The Teenage Slasher Movie Book 2nd Revised & Expanded Edition. CompanionHouse Books.
Landis, J. (2016). Monsters in the movies: 100 Years of Cinematic nightmares. DK.
Luckhurst, R. (2018). The Astounding Illustrated History of Fantasy & Horror. Flame Tree Publishing.
Skal, D. J. (2020). Fright favourites: 31 movies to haunt your Halloween and beyond. Running Press.
Turitz, N. and Zimmerman, B. (2020). Horror: An illustrated history of vampires, zombies, monsters & more. Centennial Books, an imprint of Centennial Media, LLC.