Episode 28: Slashers and Final Girls

What’s your favorite scary movie, listener? Well, chances are if the answer isn’t something super obvious and popular, Mav probably hasn’t seen it. That said, he’s fascinated with the basic concept of horror movies, especially slasher ones and since Halloween is fast approaching, it seemed like a good time to educate him on why the horror genre, especially the slasher film subgenre. He and Wayne are joined by horror authors Gwendolyn Kiste and Christine Soltis as well as literary and culture critic John Hadlock to discuss the make up of the slasher formula, the cultural significance of the final girl and just why people like horror movies anyway. And we discuss those great romantic horror movies that everyone loves, The Notebook and Gidget… trust us, it makes sense when you get there. Citations and Links: * This episode’s Call for Comments * Men, Women and Chainsaws, by Carolyn Clover * “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” by Laura Mulvey * Halloween collection * Friday the 13th collection * Nightmare on Elm Street collection * Alien collection * Scream collection * Carrie * Cabin in the Woods * The Birds * Black Christmas * Texas Chainsaw Massacre * Idle Hands * Happy Death Day * The Grey * Little Darlings * The Notebook * Gidget * Passengers * Thank you to Maximilian’s thoughtForm Music for our theme * Order Christine’s books on Amazon and follow her on Facebook at SolsticeNightsky Productions * Order Gwen’s books from her website or Amazon and follow her on Twitter @GwendolynKiste * Order Wayne’s books on Amazon * Follow Mav on Twitter: @