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Article posted: 6/14/2012 10:00 AM

Slasher movies have their day in new book

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The poster art from "Halloween," one of many maniac movies included in J.A. Kerswell's "The Slasher Movie Book."

The poster art from "Happy Birthday To Me," one of many maniac movies included in J.A. Kerswell's "The Slasher Movie Book."

Lola (Greta Gerwig) converses with her pal (Hamish Linklater) in the non-rom com feature "Lola Versus."

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Dann Gire interviews author J.A. Kerswell on the greatest maniac films of all time included in his exhaustively researched Chicago Review Press publication "The Slasher Movie Book." "Most of the slasher movie fans I know are incredibly well-adjusted people," he said. "It's those fans of romantic comedies you have to watch out for." Dann also reviews Greta Gerwig's anti-rom com feature "Lola Versus."