Palms sweating, heart racing, blanket clenching. Have you experienced this chilling feeling before? Every person has a limit to their willingness to watch horror films. Some people get a thrill out of watching horror films while others avoid the experience altogether. Humans try to eliminate fear from their lives, but fear in moderation is beneficial. While fear is often an emotion people tend to avoid, some actually embrace it as a result of fear creating feelings of joy and a rush. Fear motivates one to keep moving forward, creates the feeling of invincibility, and forces a person to live in the moment.
Horror stories have been told and heard since anyone can remember. In the late 1700s, gothic writers like Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and …show more content…
At first, people shied away from terrorists and gory horror. They did not want to be reminded of the terrible event that occurred. Months after the attack though, horror film viewers were back to being frightened once again. People needed a way to comprehend their pain and loss. In early 2004, the horror movie Saw came out in theaters. This traumatizing movie is focused on torture and horrific events. Although this movie sounds disturbing and unsettling, it gained a lot of popularity. Seven movies later, this movie series is the highest grossing movie series and even was awarded a Guinness Book of World Record for its success …show more content…
The box office is loaded with movies that are waiting to give its audience a fright. With technology advancing, movie producers are finding more ways to give audiences the greatest scare. There are many factors that influence the scare a movie can bring. Filmmakers play with lighting, music, angles, and costumes to create a thrilling experience for viewers (Raye). They use digital animation and special effects to create a realistic horrifying scene. As film directors, they can easily adjust a scene with technological advances. At some point, everyone was scared of the dark. Directors manipulate this fear to build suspense and hide the scariest of monsters. As JR Thorpe, a well-known journalist said, “It’s not the dark we’re afraid of: it’s what’s lurking inside it, about to jump out at us” (Thorpe). The dark provides a lot of unknown and mystery. As people of comfort and familiarity, darkness travels outside our comfort zone and makes us feel vulnerable to
Horror stories have been told and heard since anyone can remember. In the late 1700s, gothic writers like Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and …show more content…
At first, people shied away from terrorists and gory horror. They did not want to be reminded of the terrible event that occurred. Months after the attack though, horror film viewers were back to being frightened once again. People needed a way to comprehend their pain and loss. In early 2004, the horror movie Saw came out in theaters. This traumatizing movie is focused on torture and horrific events. Although this movie sounds disturbing and unsettling, it gained a lot of popularity. Seven movies later, this movie series is the highest grossing movie series and even was awarded a Guinness Book of World Record for its success …show more content…
The box office is loaded with movies that are waiting to give its audience a fright. With technology advancing, movie producers are finding more ways to give audiences the greatest scare. There are many factors that influence the scare a movie can bring. Filmmakers play with lighting, music, angles, and costumes to create a thrilling experience for viewers (Raye). They use digital animation and special effects to create a realistic horrifying scene. As film directors, they can easily adjust a scene with technological advances. At some point, everyone was scared of the dark. Directors manipulate this fear to build suspense and hide the scariest of monsters. As JR Thorpe, a well-known journalist said, “It’s not the dark we’re afraid of: it’s what’s lurking inside it, about to jump out at us” (Thorpe). The dark provides a lot of unknown and mystery. As people of comfort and familiarity, darkness travels outside our comfort zone and makes us feel vulnerable to