Hello there, welcome to my blog. feel free to leave any comments! You will find a variety of posts on the background research and planning into my slasher film opening, High Royds, being co-produced with GeorgeH and CurtisT. This blog is mainly influenced by the work of John carpenter and his franchise, Halloween.

Friday, 7 December 2012

Slasher franchises

Leprechaun franchise
Leprechaun (1993, Mark Jones)
$900, 000 budget.
$8.5 million at box office
Reviews are bad for the film 27% on rotten tomatoes
very low ratings.

Leprechaun 2 directed by mark jones (1995)
sci-fi slasher it's hybrid it is in space

  • leprechaun 5&6 are also hybrid
  • 6 leprechaun films, no final girls.
  • jeniffer aniston is clever brunette etc she is a counter type scream queen.
  • pogo stick is used as a weapon which is wuite iconic.
  • Leprechaun is the killer very small little guy, only one killer.
  • slasher franchises are very iconic and have alot of mechandise.
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