Slasher Online


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Jackie wants to survive the game’s ending. But she may not make it to the next level. The last thing Jackie and her new friends expected was to wake up in a virtual reality nightmare hosted by 1-Up, a student of eighties slashers. With knives hung over their real-world hearts, set to penetrate them if their hit points reach zero, Jackie and her fellow players will have to level up to escape their digital prison, or else it’s game over forever. Things you can expect in this book A love letter to video store slashers. Female protagonist. GameLit/LitRPG mechanics and messages. Splattergore and extreme murder scene




Slasher Sam


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Taking inspiration from several generations of horror films, blogger/serial killer Sam guts countless victims in creative ways, and posts these exploits to the Internet for the world to see, putting readers so close to the action that they’re practically in the splash zone when the blood goes flying. In cyberspace, everyone can hear you scream...




Hollywood Online


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Hollywood Online provides a historical account of motion picture websites from 1993 to 2008 and their marketing function as industrial advertisements for video and other media in the digital age. The Blair Witch Project is the most important example of online film promotion in cinema history. Over the last thirty years only a small number of major and independent distributors have converted internet-created buzz into box-office revenues with similar levels of success. Yet readings of how the film's internet campaign broke new ground in the summer of 1999 tend to minimize, overlook or ignore the significance of other online film promotions. Similarly, claims that Blair initiated a cycle of imitators have been repeated in film publications and academic studies for more than two decades. This book challenges three major narratives in studies about online film marketing: Hollywood's major studios and independents had no significant relationship to the internet in the 1990s; online film promotions only took off after 1999 because of Blair; and Hollywood cashed-in by initiating a cycle of imitators and scaling up corporate activities online. Hollywood Online tests these assumptions by exploring internet marketing up to and including the film's success online (Pre-Blair, 1993-9), then by examining the period immediately after Blair (Post-Blair, 2000-8) which broadly coincides with the rise and decline of DVD, as well as the emergence of the social media sites MySpace, Facebook and Twitter.




Horror


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In this Routledge Film Guidebook, audience researcher and film scholar Brigid Cherry provides a comprehensive overview of the horror film and explores how the genre works. Examining the way horror films create images of gore and the uncanny through film technology and effects, Cherry provides an account of the way cinematic and stylistic devices create responses of terror and disgust in the viewer.




The Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies


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An engrossing A-Z of over 60 gory years of slasher and splatter movies, from Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later to Lucio Fulci's Zombie Flesh Eaters. Here you will find the low-down on over 250 movies with entries from 23 different countries. The index, which includes every movie mentioned in the A-Z and accompanying notes, runs to 540 movies. The book includes the list of video nasties which the UK government attempted to ban.




Slasher Girls & Monster Boys


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For fans of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, American Horror Story and The Walking Dead comes a powerhouse anthology featuring some of the best thriller and horror writers in YA Stefan Bachmann, Leigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, A. G. Howard, Jay Kristoff, Marie Lu, Jonathan Maberry, Danielle Paige, Carrie Ryan, Megan Shepherd, Nova Ren Suma, McCormick Templeman, April Genevieve Tucholke, Cat Winters A host of the sharpest young adult authors come together in this collection of terrifying tales and psychological thrillers. Each author draws from a mix of literature, film, television, and music to create something new and fresh and unsettling. Clever readers will love teasing out the references and can satisfy their curiosity at the end of each tale, where the inspiration is revealed. There are no superficial scares here; these are stories that will make you think even as they keep you on the edge of your seat. From blood horror, to the supernatural, to unsettling, all-too-possible realism, this collection has something for anyone looking for an absolute thrill.




Dark Web Mysteries: True Crime Tales From The Hidden Internet


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Dark Web Mysteries: True Crime Tales From The Hidden Internet delves into the shadowy world of the Dark Web, exploring its origins, dangerous crimes, and chilling mysteries. This captivating collection of true crime stories uncovers the darker side of the internet, showcasing infamous marketplaces, murder-for-hire schemes, drug trade, and human trafficking. The book also investigates the role of cryptocurrency in criminal activities, including money laundering, scams, and schemes. Readers are introduced to the disturbing realm of dark web serial killers, analyzing their psychological profiles and examining unsolved murder cases. Dark Web Mysteries shines a light on the role of hackers and cyber warfare, exploring the underground hacker community, state-sponsored cyber attacks, and cybersecurity threats. It delves into unsolved mysteries, including cryptic codes, mysterious disappearances, and bizarre rituals. The book examines the challenges faced by law enforcement in battling the Dark Web, showcases vigilantes seeking justice, and delves into darker topics like cannibalism networks, espionage, urban legends, and black market activities. It also includes redemption stories, where former dark web operatives share their experiences and survivors of dark web abduction tell their stories. With its gripping tales and in-depth analysis, Dark Web Mysteries offers a chilling exploration of the hidden depths of the internet, providing readers with a thought-provoking and haunting journey into the underbelly of society.




Decades of Terror 2019: 2000's Slasher Films


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Steve Hutchison reviews 100 amazing slasher films from the 2000s. Each film is analyzed and discussed with a synopsis and a rating. The movies are ranked. How many have you seen?




Horror Film


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This book is the assembly of various texts that are freely available on the web, especially from Wikipedia. The next obvious question is: why buy this book? The answer: because it means you avoid having to carry out long and tedious internet searches. And, most important thing is free. The topics are all linked to each other organically, and as a function of the subject and, in most cases, contain additional unpublished topics, not found on the web. Moreover, the inclusion of images completes the work so as to make it unique and unrepeatable. Contents of the book: History, 1890s–1900s, Trick Films, 1910s, 1920s, German Expressionism, Universal Classic Monsters 1920s, Other productions, 1930s, Universal Classic Monsters 1930s, Other productions, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s–1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Subgenres: Action horror, Body horror, Comedy horror, Cyber horror, Folk horror, Found footage horror, Gothic horror, Holiday horror, Horror adventure, Horror drama, Horror thriller, Natural horror, Psychological horror, Science fiction horror, Slasher film, Splatter film, Superhero horror, Supernatural horror, Teen horror, Zombie films, Psychological effects of horror films, Neurocinematics - the subconscious effect of horror films on the audience, Different techniques employed by horror films on the audience, Physical effects of horror films on the audience, Influences, Influences on society, Influences internationally, Notes, Bibliography.




Halloween


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This book argues that Halloween need not be the first nor the most influential youth slasher film for it to hold a special place in the history of youth cinema. John Carpenter’s 1978 horror hit was once considered the be-all, end-all of teen slasher cinema and was regarded as the first, the best, and the most influential American slasher film. Recent revisions in film history, however, have challenged Halloween’s comfortable place in the canon of youth horror cinema. However, this book argues that the film, like no other, draws from the themes, imagery, and obsessions that fueled youth horror cinema since the 1950s—Gothic atmosphere, atomic dread, twisted psychology, and alienated teenage monsters—and ties them together in the deceptively simple story of a masked killer on Halloween night. Along the way, the film delivers a savage critique of social institutions and their failure to protect young people. Halloween also depicts a cadre of compelling and complicated youth characters: teenage babysitters watching over preadolescents as a killer, who is viciously avoiding the responsibilities of young adulthood, stalks them through the shadows. This book explores all these aspects of Halloween, including the franchise it spawned, providing an invaluable insight into this iconic film for students and researchers alike.