Re-Presenting Fear: The Slasher Remake as Cumulative Hypertext

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Re-Presenting Fear: The Slasher Remake as Cumulative Hypertext

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University of Otago

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Description

This thesis argues that the slasher remake functions as a cumulative hypertext, incorporating content not only from the original film, but also the many sequels and intertexts that exist between original and remake. In doing so, it expands analyses of the film remake beyond issues of fidelity to the original, and shows that sequels and intertexts are a crucial consideration when analysing remakes of franchise or previously adapted films. The first chapter surveys the slasher sub-genre’s histo...

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Research paper

Research format

Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2012

Creator

Murphy, Joanna

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/2191

Related subjects

slasher / remakes / adaptation / genre / horror

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