Male Monsters Still Stalk, Yet More Violent: A Comparative Analysis of Original Slasher Films and Their Remakes

Abstract Since its origins in the mid-1970s, slasher has been defined as a subgenre of horror which serial or mass killer stalks and massacres middle-class youngsters, preferably attractive young women, using cutting weapons projectiles. In that regard, twenty-first century seen revival slasher, combining release original movies with remakes classic films, adapting traditional plots to current context. this paper, comparative content analysis is performed on 13 films made during 1970s 1980s premiered new millennium, focusing differences stemming from adaptation latter sociocultural The results indicate that, although there have number changes, such higher doses explicit violence profanity fight responses victims, most subgenre’s defining traits remained intact, whereas others, those relating should be questioned. limited found between provide basis for drawing interesting conclusions about itself, well raise discussions different contexts production reception.