Joy Glaccum
Acting
Biography
Joy Glaccum was born on August 22, 1956 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Prowler (1981) and The Children (1980). She died on September 30, 2019 in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, USA.
Known For
Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.
The Prowler
This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal wanes. Then, Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jump to the late 90s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix.
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
A nuclear-plant leak turns a bus-load of children into murderous atomic zombies with black fingernails.