The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle

Provides an in-depth study of the American youth market in the 1990s as well as the America's history and politics, focusing on such films as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and Cherry Falls (2000). These films speak to the fears and anxieties of American youth during one of its most prosperous eras.