{"product_id":"blood-money-a-history-of-the-first-teen-slasher-film-cycle-paperback","title":"Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Slasher Film Cycle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Nowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars have consistently applied psychoanalytic models to representations of gender in early teen slasher films such as \u003ci\u003eBlack Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eHalloween\u003c\/i\u003e (1978) and \u003ci\u003eFriday the 13th \u003c\/i\u003e(1980) in order to claim that these were formulaic, excessively violent exploitation films, fashioned to satisfy the misogynist fantasies of teenage boys and grind house patrons. However, by examining the commercial logic, strategies and objectives of the American and Canadian independents that produced the films and the companies that distributed them in the US, \u003ci\u003eBlood Money \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates that filmmakers and marketers actually went to extraordinary lengths to make early teen slashers attractive to female youth, to minimize displays of violence, gore and suffering and to invite comparisons to a wide range of post-classical Hollywood's biggest hits; including \u003ci\u003eLove Story\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFever \u003c\/i\u003e(1977), \u003ci\u003eGrease\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnimal House\u003c\/i\u003e (both 1978). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood Money\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable piece of scholarship that highlights the many forces that helped establish the teen slasher as a key component of the North American film industry's repertoire of youth-market product.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Nowell teaches American Cinema at the American Studies Department of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He has served as a guest editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eIluminace\u003c\/i\u003e, and he has published articles in several journals including the N\u003ci\u003eew Review of Film \u0026amp; Television Studies, Post Script, \u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e Journal of Film and Video, InMedia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCinema Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 23, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51808329695520,"sku":"9781441124968","price":88.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a52b58947494c9ce9a705d3183747668.webp?v=1780949768","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blood-money-a-history-of-the-first-teen-slasher-film-cycle-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}