Why are Slashers such a popular subgenre of horror? And where did they even come from? Many point to films from the midcentury, but real ones know we have to go back to Roman Antiquity to find the truth.
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Sources for this episode:
The Lure of the Arena by Garrett G. Fagan
They, Too, Enjoyed Watching Violence and Death - The New York Times
Could You Stomach the Horrors of Halftime in Ancient Rome by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
Roman Gladiator - World History
The Horrors of the Grand Guignol: Crash Course Theater #35
The History of Slashers: 1960-1978 By Reagan Anick
The Evolution of Slasher Films Explained by Amanda Bell
A Genre Between Genres: The Shadow World Of German Krimi Films by Phil Nobile Jr.
Smooth Kriminal: An Introduction to the German Krimi Film by Samm Deighan