Little Book of Slashers

(Leon Furness, 2025)

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

Little Book of Slashers takes inspiration from popular contemporary horror icons such as Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Michael Myers from Halloween (1978). Using these styles of slashers amongst others, I aimed to create a historical retelling of their portrayals, alongside demonstrating how their aesthetics and characteristics can still be incorporated in modern narratives.

My drive towards this project was seeking an answer to how these icons had become so grounded in popular culture. Through delving into their changing narrative and production design, I was able to recreate killers of my own design which implemented such styles of the decades of contemporary horror they are respectively representing.

This film is produced as part of my practice-based dissertation project.

SYNOPSIS

Little Book of Slashers focuses on a narrator who invites the audience to listen to his various tales of terror. He puts himself into five small stories, each of which focusing on five different killers. Each killer focuses on different types of slashers within contemporary horror films, revisiting each of their styles. While he revisits such monstrosities, he does not realise that each story takes a toll on his physical self.

CAST & CREW

Adam Lawrence
Head of Sound

Aison Clark
‘Undisclosed’

Alex Candlin
Fireman

Anysia Hall
Gaffer

Ben Crabtree
Male 2
and
2nd Assistant Camera

Callum Gunning
The Narrator

Clara Scott
Vicky

Dylan Parker
Gobstopper

Fred Winfield
Eyesore

Ignas Spudulis
Location Scouter

Isabell Coxhead
Sally/Female Voices

Leon Furness
Director/
Cinematographer/
Editor

Nate Mather
Edit Consultant

Samuel Poon
1st Assistant Camera

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