Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

Documentary tracing the rise of the 'slasher' movie.

Cast

Mark Kermode

as Self - Presenter

Neve Campbell

as Self

John Carpenter

as Self

Wes Craven

as Self

Sean S. Cunningham

as Self

Robert Englund

as Self

Gunnar Hansen

as Self

Tobe Hooper

as Self

William Lustig

as Self

Maitland McDonagh

as Self

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