A new wave of horror films replaced the simpler , low-budget features that were modeled after Sean S. Cunningham 's Friday the 13th .
The success of A Nightmare on Elm Street ended the low-budget phenomenon of the Golden Age , ushering in a new wave of horror films that relied heavily on special effects and strong acting , almost systematically silencing the simpler low-budget features that were modeled after John Carpenter 's Halloween , and Sean S. Cunningham 's Friday the 13th
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