HOME INVASION Pt 12: Someone's Watching Me! (1978) & When A Stranger Calls (1979)
The Evolution of Horror
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Introduction
In 1978 John Carpenter made Halloween, a film that would kick off a whole new sub-genre known as The Slasher Movie. During this period in the late 70s there were some other movies that followed a similar narrative - about women being targeted in their homes by violent lunatics. But these films focused less on the slashings and more on the kind of cat and mouse suspense,. In the tradition of older classics like the spiral staircase, rear window, or wait until dark.
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