{"product_id":"the-slasher-movie-book","title":"The Slasher Movie Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe slasher movie is the most reviled but successful of horrors subgenres. Taking its cue from Hitchcock  grind-house movies  and the gory Italian giallo thrillers of the 1970s  slasher movies brought a new high in cinematic violence and suspense to mainstream cinema. For six bloody years (19781984)the golden age of slasherscinema screens and video stores were stalked by homicidal maniacs with murder and mayhem on their minds.  The Slasher Movie Book details the subgenres surprising beginnings  revels in its g(l)ory days  and discusses its recent resurgence. Packed with reviews of the best (and worst) slasher movies and illustrated with an extensive collection of distinctive and often graphic color poster artwork from around the world  this book also looks at the political  cultural  and social influences on the slasher movie and its own effect on other film genres.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44947532185653,"sku":"ByrdShop_1556520107","price":88.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781556520105.jpg?v=1770016828","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-slasher-movie-book","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}