Wentzel, Gareth Peter2018-02-142018-02-142017Wentzel, Gareth Peter (2017) The archetypes of "Bogeyman" and "Final girl" within the slasher horror sub-genre: an enquiry into socio-cultural values, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <https://hdl.handle.net/10539/23887>https://hdl.handle.net/10539/23887Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master in Arts In the Department of Film and Television Faculty of Humanities University of the Witwatersrand March 2017Drawing on Carol Clover’s theory of the male antagonist or "Bogeyman" and the female protagonist or "Final Girl" that define the American Slasher Horror sub-genre, I analyzed two original Slasher films, namely Halloween (Carpenter 1978) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (Craven 1984). I later outlined the evolution of these conventions within the Slasher sub-genre, using the remakes of both films respectively. I then endeavoured to explain the subversion of these conventions in France with the New French Extremity Movement, and analyse how these filmmakers successfully transposed a typical American subgenre to France. Finally, using New French Extremity, I attempted to subvert and transpose these conventions to South Africa by writing, producing and directing a short Slasher film titled The Teddy Bear Man.Online resource (43 leaves)enHorror filmsFeminism and motion picturesFeminist film criticismThesis