Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

An “account of the horror phenomenon that exploded onto movie screens in the early 1980s” features interviews with genre directors Wes Craven, John Carpenter and Sean S. Cunningham, and with FX wizards Tom Savini, Greg Nicotero and Stan Winston. Also included are film clips from “Halloween,” “Last House on the Left,” “Friday the 13th” and “Prom Night.”