Horror film Essays

Horror Films Horror Films are defined as unsettling films created to scare and frighten; cause stress, alarm and dread; and to awaken the worst hidden fears that are locked away in people’s subconscious, often in a terrifying and shocking climax while capturing their ascination at the same time (http://www.filmsite.org/horrorfilms.html) Horror films are easy to identify because they have a distinguished and recognizable pattern that happens again and again. They play on the audiences’ primal fears;

he horror movie genre is all about eliciting from its audience emotions such as fright, terror, or disgust. Horror films typically have an unsettling theme, such as a serial killer on the loose, and bloody or "shocking" scenes designed to startle viewers. Most include certain characteristics that help them achieve their "dark" objectives. Atmosphere Dark scenes filled with disturbing shadows and strange and alarming props are typically seen in horror movies. These scenes reflect the eerie atmosphere

Visceral horror travels well. Something that could change in mood is why they are viewing the film. People continue viewing the terror because it’s their reason for being there: to see terror. Inanimate objects(like dolls) cause a large sense of dread/terror in these horror films. Supernatural is sometimes over buckets and buckets of gore and blood. A correctly designed horror film would make any group of people scream in fright simultaneously. A horror film can heighten the terror by blending in

The genre of Horror films is a longstanding genre with roots in gothic literature and mythology. Tales such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) and Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto (1764) served to set the scene for the film genre (Wilson). Taking on similar traits to horror literature, horror films place a great emphasis on darkness. This darkness can be interpreted in more than one way. The first is in the literal sense of darkness with scenes being dark or at night, obscuring the viewer’s

I intended to create two one minute trailers to advertise a new horror film. I wanted to create a sense of enigma; this would make the audience become more inclined to visit the cinema to watch the film. I was cautious about getting the right balance between leaving an enigma and showing the audience enough so that they became interested in the film. I was aiming this trailer at people aged 15 to 23 year olds both male and female. I decide to use actors aged 15 and 16, this would mean that the protagonist

Missing the thrill Can deaf people enjoy horror films? Introduction Renowned film critic Roger Ebert describes “Scream” as self-deconstructing; “it 's like one of those cans that heats its own soup”. He goes on to say "As a film critic, I liked it. I liked the in-jokes and the self-aware characters. At the same time, I was aware of the incredible level of gore in this film. It is really violent”(Riley 94). Since I have never been a fan of horror films, this was never going to be an assignment that

INTRODUCTION White Zombie is an American horror film directed by Victor Halperin which produces the different style of horror genre as first zombie film. According to the IMDb.com White Zombie was released on 4th August 1932. Comparing with other horror success films such as Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (931), White Zombie is intention to a different kind of film as zombie horror genre. Many criticize on the acting and dialogues in film but the lighting and high contract black in white color

has made many films in his lifetime most of them being grotesque horror films.. He has some well known films such as, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish, Alice in Wonderland, and Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Each one of these films are dark and grotesque in some way shape or form. Burton uses lighting, camera angles, and sound to give off a feeling of suspense, and eeriness in his films.. These film techniques are used in these films to make the viewer

with ways of thinking and acting towards people of this particular group, therefore affecting communication and perception in reality. Dolf Zillmann and James Weaver looked into the study of horror films and the gender stereotyped behavior. They concluded that “girls and female adolescents [in horror films] who are witnessed displaying fearfulness and protective need in the face of terror on the screen are more favorably evaluated by male and female peers and non-peers than their counterparts who

One of my relatively favored films that engrosses me every Halloween season is the 1980 horror film The Shining. This movie consists of drama, horror, mystery and suspense, produced and directed by the legendary Stanley Kubrick himself and novelist Stephen Edwin King. The Shining focused on the broad strokes of the original Stephen King story, while the visuals, atmosphere, tone, and sheer terror of the moments Stanley Kubrick caught on film were more than enough to scare most people

cinematography and editing techniques in horror films to increase tension and create an impact upon the audience. To achieve this I will examine horror films over three decades and consider how cinematic techniques have been employed to involve and scare the audience. The horror films I will be analyzing are The Omen (1976), The Shining (1980), Let the Right One In (1982) and Orphan (2009). Word count: 73 Thesis statement: An exploration of how horror films have developed over time through the

Psycho (1960) Alfred Hitchcocks powerful and complex psychological thriller, horror film “Psycho” (1960) was classes as the first sub genre of horror, the slasher. The film ushered in the era of slashes with graphic content of blood-letting and shocking killings of the time. Although this was Hitchcock’s first horror film, he was labelled as a horror film director ever since. The film contains disturbing themes of corruptibility, confused identities, voyeurism, human vulnerabilities and victimisation

Horror films have the capacity to be utilized as vehicles to discuss or address issues of social change and societal transformation. This essay is concerned with the function of the nuclear family in horror films. The question that is the focus of this essay is: how does the horror film use the family to address social issues? Therefore, this essay theorizes that horror films utilize the nuclear family to demonstrate the impact and effect that societal change can have on individuals within the family

How is gender represented in the horror or comedy films you have studied for this topic? British films in the horror genre tend to represent women as weak and vulnerable or as sexual characters who are beneficial for the male gaze. However, this is different for ‘The Descent’ because this contemporary horror film uses an all girl’s cast but in this context women are presented as masculine-feminine which is an interpretation that increases when Marshall provides an opportunity for the women to show

predominantly gained most of the attention in researches and it is that kind of movies that show unpleasant events and how they attract a large base of audiences. Keisner (2008) discusses a specific subgenre which is called slasher, a category of horror cinema typically

Evolution of the American Horror Film, directed by Andrew Monument, is a documentary that shows viewers the history of horror films. It goes from the first silent horror films to the first decade of the 21st century to explain the popularity of the genre. Monument argues that the major purpose of the horror genre is not only to entertain and make money, but also to reveal man’s deepest fears from specific American cultural time periods. The use of narration, directors’ and film historians’ commentaries

The horror film The White Zombie was credited as the first zombie movie. In this movie, they used the proper origin of the real zombie; however, in movies and tv shows following it, they weren’t so accurate. In the more recent films, zombies come about because of a pandemic. A pandemic is a widespread disease across a country or the world. In George Romero’s movie Night of the Living Dead the audience saw the people being brought to life as zombies. In this film, instead of being

Frankenstein 1931, hands down will always be a cinematic success due to the incredible vision of James Whale that created one of the best horror films in history; the unbelieve costume design, the fascinating plot line and the incorporation of the novel with leave an unforgettable imprint on the audience. James Whale was said to have made "the most influential horror film every made" according to the Elliot Stein, a top critic. However, James Whale directed three movies before Frankenstein it was reviving

from the dead and is often linked with diseases. In the film Night of the Living Dead this is exactly what we get. The zombies are the main element of horror in this film and this is what holds our attention. Whereas in the film I Walked With a Zombie, the true terror is not being killed by zombies, but of becoming a zombie oneself. Even though the zombies in both these films are different, they both have something in common, both these films use zombies and their historical backgrounds in order to

American Horror Story: Coven is undoubtely a controversial TV series, as it is at the same time both chauvinist and feminist. The show clearly adopts the male gaze and is limited by chauvinist stereotypes, but it simultaneously challenges the tropes it relies upon. The concept of the male gaze, theorised by Laura Mulvey in the 70s, suggests that we tend to see media products from a male perspective, as most of the producers are male and heterosexual. Therefore, the female characters are sexualized