Reel Dread - Freuday the 13th: Sex and the Slasher

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Even as a very young boy I knew slasher films were a special breed. Pacing the horror aisle of the local video store, looking at VHS cassette covers fraught with amazement, I knew there were films on that rack I was not supposed to see. The stylized painted covers depicting blood and promising violence always enticed me to turn them over. If I was lucky, the backs of the boxes would show terrifying stills, whetting my young appetite for gore. Of course, reading the copy was the final nail in the coffin. It was often the copy that would lead to a rental. Being a curious young man, I would see patterns in phrases. Sentences that started off with "A sorority house is terrorized..." or "When camp counselors abandon the children in their charge..." were promising. From a very young age, I have always known that the slasher film has an intimate tie with sex.

The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/columns/reddick/reel-dread-28

[Missy]

Thanks for writing this, Des! Really enjoyable read. (Though I felt the final girl part could have been a little longer.)

[Dread]

It was fun. My brain's still leaking out my ears!

I went light on the final girl thing because I've got something else cooked up.

[James D.]

That was brilliant stuff, Des.

[Dread]

Thanks James!

It was fun to write. And to fill out a request for Mr. Sims.

I'm not sure what I'm doing next. Ideas are always welcome...