Games of Terror: Halloween, Friday the 13th, and the Films of the Stalker Cycle

by Vera Dika

A critical study of the low-budget film formula described as the "stalker" film, popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The discussion suggests reasons for its impressive popularity and demonstrates how a generic form is organized to speak a cultural text. Illustrated.

Genres: Film

153 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1990

Reviews

[Ren · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a decent if limited survey of the sub-genre. Dika's scholarship is important for understanding work done after her on the sub-genre.

[Wickham Clayton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a complex and stunning argument structure.