The We've all had that strange, we've all had that strange, terrifying dream in which we're being pursued by an inhuman yet familiar figure.

Our legs won't quite let us run fast enough and the geography of our surroundings seems to inexplicably change around every corner. But at that crucial

moment when the boogie man gets you, when he's about to murder you in a brutal violent manner,

that's when you wake up, right? But what happens if we don't wake

up and what happens if that man is about to kill us for real.

By 1984, the Slasher movie had began to dissipate almost as quickly as it had exploded.

As more and more formulaic imitators and sequels were being churned out, it seems

audiences were growing tired.

Enter Horomystro, Wes Craven, who reignited the slasher by giving it a supernatural twist.

What if teens were being killed off one by one by a knife-wielding murderer as usual, but this

time in their nightmares. This ingenious twist on the idea

meant that Craven was able to marry traditional slasher movie style set pieces with dream-like

fantasy and surrealism, as well as create arguably

the most iconic horror monster of all time. Join me as we continue exploring the evolution of the slasher name is Mike and as ever I am your host.

If you're tuning in for the first time then welcome. In this

podcast we explore and dissect the evolution and history of the horror genre by

delving into particular sub-genres across a number of weeks. We're currently in the midst of exploring the evolution of the slasher,

and this is part nine. So, you know, if you are tuning in for the first time, that means

there's another eight parts that are brilliant. So please

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