The 1980’s was a glorious time for the slasher genre. John Carpenter’s Halloween changed the game and created a unique template that would
prove successful for years to come. The setups were simple — an isolated location, a group of young, wild teenagers, a lunatic on the loose, and a myriad of weapons and methods to dispatch them. The formula began to lose its steam and even became punchlines for new generations of horror. While it’s true that these films [...]