On Wednesday, October 28th at 1pm I will be making a presentation as part of the Athenaeum speaker series at the Krueger Library at Winona State University. The presentation is titled “It’s Only a Movie: The Politics of 1970s and 80s Horror Films” and it will cover films such as Last House on the Left, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street, addressing how this body of films was groundbreaking and represented a counter cultural statement that was later lost to commercialization. Attention will also be paid to the recent trend of remakes of these films.
Date: Wednesday, October 28th
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Location: The second floor of the Krueger Library at Winona State University.
The event is free and open to the public.