Stigmatization In Horror Movies

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Mental illness is very common amongst the human race. Yet what is quite frightful is the spread of stigmatization towards those who have mental disease. This very thing is spread like a disease through the media, religion, and just a lack of education. With these factors, some of which may go about unknown for some time, it can lead those who suffer from their mental disorders to not seek help out of fear of being shunned and stigmatized. One of the many ways we enjoy entertainment is through that of horror movies. Slasher films used to be very popular in the 80’s and 90’s in which people who suffer from psychosis or schizophrenia lose control and go on wild killing sprees. Adding to this is how it is filmed. Adding things like dissonant music,

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