Body Count Drawings
ink and watercolour on paper • 30" X 22" • 2010
This series of thirteen drawings feature all the dead bodies in slasher films including Halloween, The House on Sorority Row, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Each drawing represents the body count for one film. "Body Count" refers to the number of people killed in an event such as a war, but has been repurposed by horror film enthusiasts.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 1974 (L) and detail (R)
Terror Train, 1980 (L) and detail (R)
Prom Night, 1980 (L) and detail (R)
The Slumber Party Massacre, 1982 (L) and detail (R)
A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984 (L) and detail (R)
Scream, 1996 (L) and detail (R)
I Know What You Did Last Summer, 1997 (L) and detail (R)
Happy Birthday to Me, 1981 (L) and detail (R)