SLASHERS Pt 12: 21st Century Slashers
"Let the games begin..." This week Mike is joined by Jonathan Hatfull and Katherine McLaughlin to discuss where the slashers went in the 21st century! They cover (in spoilerific detail) James Wan's 2004 movie Saw and the dawn of torture porn, plus the Final Destination Franchise. They also discuss what became of Freddy, Jason and Michael in the 21st century, as well as comment on the recent wave of nostalgic comedy slashers such as Detention, The Final Girls, and Tragedy Girls. Music by Jack Whitney Don't forget to find us on social media: https://twitter.com/evolutionpod https://facebook.com/evolutionofhorror Come join the Evolution of Horror discussion group! Kat and Jonathan both have their own horror podcast called Casting The Runes which is available on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/casting-the-runes-podcast/id1090957646?mt=2) Kat McLaughlin is a film and music journalist and writes for Horrorville, Sci-Fi Now, The List and other outlets. She can be found on Twitter (@Ms_K_McLaughlin) Jonathan Hatfull is editor of Sci-Fi Now magazine and can also be found on twitter (@JonathanHatfull) Mike is a film journalist, video producer and podcaster and can be found on Twitter (@TheMovieMike) Join us next week for our final slasher review...IT FOLLOWS!