It may not have had the draw of Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, or Freddy Krueger, but its comedic approach to the subgenre led the charge for such cult classics as Leprechaun, Brainscan, Ice Cream Man, Uncle Sam, The Dentist, and Jack Frost to follow.ĭirector Manny Coto – who went on to a successful career in television, writing and executive producing for Star Trek: Enterprise, 24, Dexter, and American Horror Story – originally envisioned the film as a serious serial killer movie. The 1992 film was a collaboration between Largo Entertainment ( Point Break, Vampires), who produced the film, and Dark Horse Comics, who developed a short-lived comic book series based on the character. Giggles was just what the doctor ordered. During the dry period before Scream revitalized slashers in 1996, savvy filmmakers began leaning into the campy elements as a response to dwindling audiences rooting for the villains rather than fearing them.
But, like its bottomless repository of knife-wielding villains, the genre has proven that it can never be stopped. By the time the ’90s rolled around, however, diminishing returns for franchises and newcomers alike made it seem as though the slasher well had run dry. After a genre-defining golden age from 1978 to 1984, slashers continued to proliferate cinemas throughout the rest of the ’80s.
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