kaminsky
Kaminsky is an American mystery writer and film professor born in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois and wrote over 60 novels counting 3 successful series most eminent the 'Inspector Rostnikov' series. He unfortunately died October 9th 2009 at the age of 75.
Stuart Kaminsky had a theory on the importance of the weapon in the horror, and the purpose it has to the killers themselves. He admired the idea of a killer having a particular weapon that can be lined to them when seen outside the film itself. He thought of the weapons as extensions of the killers using them.
The only people in horrors who contain guns are authority figures but they never use them successfully this comes with a few exceptions such as in the ending of the original scream. The examples of Kaminsky's theory in the popular slasher films which weapons is the extension of the killer which is 'Friday 13th (1980) 'Halloween (1978) Scream (1996) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Most notably is Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), with Freddy Kreuger's unique claw-hand.
Stuart Kaminsky had a theory on the importance of the weapon in the horror, and the purpose it has to the killers themselves. He admired the idea of a killer having a particular weapon that can be lined to them when seen outside the film itself. He thought of the weapons as extensions of the killers using them.
The only people in horrors who contain guns are authority figures but they never use them successfully this comes with a few exceptions such as in the ending of the original scream. The examples of Kaminsky's theory in the popular slasher films which weapons is the extension of the killer which is 'Friday 13th (1980) 'Halloween (1978) Scream (1996) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Most notably is Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), with Freddy Kreuger's unique claw-hand.
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