Editing Slasher film (section)

===1979===
Though the [[Psychokinesis|telekinesis]]-themed slasher ''[[Tourist Trap (film)|Tourist Trap]]'' was initially unsuccessful, it has undergone a reappraisal by fans. 1979's most successful slasher was [[Fred Walton (director)|Fred Walton]]'s ''[[When a Stranger Calls (1979 film)|When a Stranger Calls]]'', which sold 8.5 million tickets in North America. Its success has largely been credited to its opening scene, in which a babysitter ([[Carol Kane]]) is taunted by a caller who repeatedly asks, "Have you checked the children?"{{sfn|Kerswell|2012|pages=82–83}} Less successful were [[Ray Dennis Steckler]]'s [[burlesque]] slasher ''The Hollywood Strangler Meets the Skid Row Slasher'' and [[Abel Ferrara]]'s ''[[The Driller Killer]]'', both of which featured gratuitous on-screen violence against vagrant people.