{"id":13452,"date":"2019-10-11T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T11:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=13452"},"modified":"2019-09-01T12:23:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T16:23:42","slug":"video-visions-slumber-party-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/video-visions-slumber-party-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Visions: Drilling Down into The Slumber Party Massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the coming of my latest Flame Tree Press book, Slash<\/em><\/a>, I\u2019ve decided to spend the rest of the year exploring the slasher genre that was the backdrop of my youth. Nothing like transitioning from “coming-of-age” to “psychos murdering people in creative and sometimes amusing ways.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I know that most people consider the slasher sub-genre a male dominated enterprise, both behind the camera and in the theater seats. That\u2019s why the best way to kick things off is with the female-helmed <\/span>The Slumber Party Massacre<\/span><\/i>, a 1982 Roger Corman financed movie that I contend should be in everyone\u2019s top 10 slasher list. Does it exploit women in the name of murderous carnage? Yes. Is it a damn good movie? That\u2019s a double yes. What makes it fascinating to me is the people who brought it to life on the silver screen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n