Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film Author(s): Carol J. Clover Source: Representations, No. 20, Special Issue: Misogyny, Misandry, and Misanthropy (Autumn, 1987), pp. 187-228 Published by: University of California Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2928507 Accessed: 02-10-2017 13:11 UTC JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://about.jstor.org/terms University of California Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Representations This content downloaded from 128.227.24.141 on Mon, 02 Oct 2017 13:11:36 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms CAROL J. CLOVER Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film The Cinefantastic and Varieties of Horror ON THE HIGH SIDE OF HORROR lie the classics: F. W. Murnau's Nos- feratu, King Kong, Dracula, Frankenstein, and various works by Alfred Hitchcock, Carl Theodor Dreyer, and a few others-films that by virtue of age, literary ancestry, or fame of director have achieved reputability within the context of disreputability.' Further down the scale fall the productions of Brian De Palma, some of the glossier satanic films (Rosemary's Baby, The Omen, The Exorcist), certain sci-fi hybrids (Alien/Aliens, Blade Runner), some vampire and werewolf films (Wolfen, An American Werewolf in London), and an assortment of other highly pro- duced films, often with stars (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, The Shining).