Episode 02: Evolution of the Slasher

No Bodies

Welcome to No Bodies! Get ready to get ugly.

Content Warnings for this Episode

Light vulgarity.

Introduction

This episode was recorded on June 29, 2023 and posted on July 15, 2023.

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 2
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie of Horror Movie Weekly
• Introductions to our guests - hosts of Feature Creatures D.T.F Jordana & Sam.
• Today’s Topic: Evolution of the Slasher

Slasher Discourse

• Our experiences with slashers
• Defining slashers
• “Is it a slasher?” rapid fire
• Scream (1996) & Wes Craven’s impact
• Modern Slashers & Controversy

Worst & Best Representations of Slashers

Spoilers ahead!

• Worst Examples of a Slasher - Sam & Jordana
  • A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)
  • Halloween (2007)
• Worst Ending - Suzie
  • April Fool’s Day (1986)
• Worst Backstory - Lonely
  • Leatherface (2017)
• Best Examples of a Slasher - Sam & Jordana
  • Black Christmas (1974)
  • Halloween (1978)
• Best Final Girl - Suzie
  • Mia from Evil Dead (2013)
• Best Final Guy - Lonely
  • Jesse from A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)

Suzie’s Deep Cuts

• May (2002)
• Cold Prey (2006)
• All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2016)
• Lake Bodom (2016)
• Scare Campaign (2016)
• Mandy (2018)
• Hellfest (2018)
• The Banana Split Movie (2019)

Slashers Made by Women

• Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
• Blood Diner (1987)
• Sorority House Massacre (1986)
• Jennifer’s Body (2009)
• Piggy (2018)
• Fear Street Trilogy (2021)
• Candyman (2021)

Final Thoughts

• Where is the future of the slasher?

Thank you to our guests!

• Jordana is on Instagram as @prettykillerpodcast and hosts Pretty Killer Podcast on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
• Sam is on Instagram as @2bornot2bmovies!
• Follow Jordana & Sam’s new podcast Feature Creatures D.T.F on Apple Podcasts & Spotify and Instagram

Keep Up With Your Hosts

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• Projectile Varmint - catch Suzie on Horror Movie Weekly with our dear friends Jay of the Dead, Mister Waston, and Channy Dreadful. Suzie also runs the HMW Instagram @ horrormovieweekly.
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.
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Sources & Additional Reading

Kench, Sam. “The Slasher Film - Definition, Characters, Villains & Tropes.” StudioBinder, 25 Oct. 2021, www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-slasher-film-definition/.

Mikulee, Sven. “‘Psycho’: The Proto-Slasher That Brought on a Revolution in Cinema • Cinephilia & Beyond.” Cinephilia & Beyond, 10 Feb. 2023, cinephiliabeyond.org/psycho-proto-slasher-brought-revolution-cinema/#:~:text=Most%20importantly%20for%20filmmaking%20in,era%2C%20the%20extremely%20blood%20eighties.

Rhuart, Britton, "A Blade in the Dark: Translating the Giallo Killer into the Slasher" (2018). Ray Browne Conference on Cultural and Critical Studies. 4. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/rbc/2018conference/005/4

Smith, Donnie. “How Scream Changed the Face of Horror.” MovieWeb, 10 Jan. 2022, movieweb.com/scream-changed-horror-genre/#:~:text=As%20with%20the%20slasher%20giants,out%20breaking%20the%20fourth%20wall.