151: Slasher History

Guide to the Unknown

Kristen Anderson and William Rogers

Arts, Comedy, Tv & Film

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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To kick off SLASHTOBER we're going back to the origins of the slasher, discussing the movie that kicked off the craze (surprisingly, it's not Psycho) through the late 70s/early 80s boom that brought us some of the big boys: Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. (Special special thanks to the legendary Roger L. Jackson for that unbelievable intro!) Get access to monthly bonus podcasts and tons of other content by supporting us through http://www.patreon.com/gttupod! Thank you so much! For full sources and links, visit http://www.gttupod.com/home/gttu151 Visit our website for all things Guide to the Unknown at gttupod.com! Watch the video of our conversation at http://www.youtube.com/talkbomb Follow us online: http://www.instagram.com/gttupod http://www.facebook.com/gttupod http://www.twitter.com/gttupod And join our private Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/gttupod

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0:00.0	Hello, are you going to listen to a podcast? Do you like scary podcasts? What's your favorite scary podcast? Well, that better be guide to the unknown. And I'm her little brother, William. And welcome to Slash Tober, our first month-long themed series of shows to honor the spookiest
0:40.4	season of the month and have some much needed fun.
0:43.6	Yeah, uh, slashers offer some of the most visceral horror entertainment.
0:49.4	Yes.
0:50.4	They also are, I think, a frequently studied sub-genre of horror.
0:54.8	They certainly are.
0:55.8	People seem to be fascinated by the peaks and valleys.
0:58.5	When were they popular?
0:59.7	When were they terrible?
1:01.0	I personally am a gigantic fan of slashers. Obviously our
1:05.2	fandom for the Scream franchise is well documented. Yeah well documented
1:10.9	storied and Scream was fascinated with slashers itself as a meta horror movie.
1:18.4	So I think that's why I'm going to be starting our discussion here with some of the slasher origins and to do so
1:25.6	we're going to hear more from our friend Ghostface who kicked off this very episode.
1:30.4	Excellent.
1:31.4	For it was in Scream 4, Kristen, in 2011. Excellent. Ghostface asking, name the movie that started the slasher craze,
1:43.9	Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, last house on the left, or psycho?
1:48.1	Kirby answered psycho, only to be, only to discover that she was trick question yeah tricked
1:54.8	none of the above that's good thank you very much you're welcome don't pretend I haven't
1:59.3	been practicing my ghost face forever I can't pretend because I didn't know. Oh, Peeping Tom, 1960 directed by
2:06.0	Michael Powell, first movie to put the audience in the killer's P. O. V. And in 2011, you and I are watching this movie in theaters together.
2:16.0	It was the first scream that you and I were able to see together in theaters.
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