| Reference Type |
chapter
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| Title |
The Dread of Difference: Gender and the Horror film |
| Chapter/Web article title |
Trying to Survive on the Darker Side: 1980s Family Horror |
| Author(s) | Tony Williams |
| Editor(s) | Barry Grant |
| Publication Date |
00-00-1996 |
| Page Number |
164-177 |
| Comments |
This article looks mainly at the authors dissapointment with the 1980s horror films, suggesting they were a regression back into the endorsement of conservative family values and failed to challenge the concept of the nuclear family like the horror films of the 1970s. Williams also looks at Carol J Clover's idea of the 'final girl' |
| Synopsis |
Article analyses the 1980s horror film and its notions of the family unit. Discusses the horror series of Friday the 13th, Halloween and Nightmare on Elm street which continued to make films throughout the decade. |
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