News Summary

• In 1960, Hitchcock's Psycho was released, and the director himself promoted it by asking audiences not to spoil the twist ending.
• This movie didn't just set the template for the slasher movies that would arrive in the 1970s, but it also presented the idea that setting up twist endings in these films made them even more memorable.
• Black Christmas also created the killer's point-of-view gimmick that Friday the 13th would perfect.
• While not technically a slasher movie, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre still fits the bill, and it shows that the genre doesn't have to be kitschy or play things with a wink.