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    Psychological Isolation

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    solitude seldom interact with others, which breed some psychological thought processes that lock out the entire world, leaving one with only a minimal space for daily interaction or none at all in extreme cases. Solitude has inspired a new genre of horror films and videos that are focused on only one place starring individuals pitted against each other or against some supernatural powers with little or no room for escape. Isolation, in medical psychology, is defined as the state or quality of…

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    Robert Zemeckis are similar in the sense they are both amazingly put together in a horror movie that the viewers loved. It takes a lot of effort to make a good movie that the audience will like, but it would take more from a horror movie so the audience would stay and watch up till the end. For the people who do enjoy the horror movies, there are many reasons why they watch scary movies. The elements that make the horror effective are that it creates tension; this had been accomplished through…

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    Cult horror films are set apart from traditional horror films for a number of reasons. Unlike traditional horror films which propel the story in a specific direction and can provide a general hunch as to how the plot as a whole will develop, cult horror films are notorious for having little to no civilized plot development. Cult horror films are equipped to take the story in ridiculous directions, and generate a specific audience at midnight showings that consists predominantly of film experts…

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    comedy, chick flicks, war stories, and many more. The horror genre of television films has to be the most unique of the genres. Many television watchers view horror films to be a negative genre because it plays on peoples fear. Like clowns, vampires, zombies, and home invasions. Most people would rather watch a positive film that can make them optimistic and not want to go to bed having nightmares and new fears. That’s why horror movies isn’t for everyone. The genre of horror started hundreds…

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    fit into the genre. One genre of film in horror. Horror films have, and will continue to be the most popular films out of all the other genres. Each new period of time brought new genres and restrictions on others. With times changing constantly and new problems in…

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    The Blair Witch Project is a low budget horror story filmed from a first person documentary style perspective set within a hauntingly beautiful forest, which leaves viewers on their seats, and their imaginations running wild. What makes the Blair Witch Project a thrilling horror story, despite of a low budget and consequent lack of special effects, is the power of how simplistic the idea for the movie is, the ominous atmosphere created, and the exceeding realism of the actors portraying the…

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    be taught the horror genre in school. I think this because; the horror genre is an interesting and fun unit to read. It helps us exercise the emotion of fear, and allows kids to compare real life problems to something much scarier. It also provides new emotional tools when facing real life problem. Here are some examples why I truly believe that 8th grade students should still be taught the horror unit One reason why I believe that 8th grade students should still be taught the horror unit is…

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    Martyr Film Analysis

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    While reading martyr narratives one might see a horror film play out before their eyes. The scenes of torture and brutality should not be considered as just another woman martyr who becomes a saint but a woman who is in a real life horror fiction. These stories are not for people to learn about martyrs, or how to act virtuous, but as a form of entertainment for people. These stories were meant to be used as teaching methods to show people how to be chase and for women to keep their virginity,…

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    and 60’s were simple and yet captivating with many different genera’s to choose from. Some of the films where adapted to fit stories and epic tales you might find and remember from older books and fables from the past. Some of the best films focused on the classical Greek periods, the medieval times, renaissance period’s old westerns and modern day flicks with a strange horror aspect in it. Vincent Price was one of the best actors that could fill a character vehicle in most of the Medieval,…

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    El Orfanato Themes

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    Juan Antonio Bayona’s El Orfanato (2007) is a Spanish horror film that illustrates the Spanish ghost story while also representing the tragic loss of childhood. Laura returns to the orphanage where she was raised, hoping to re-open it. Instead, her son Simón goes missing seemingly at the hands of ghosts from her past. The disappearance and subsequent death of her son, as well as her reunion with her ghostly childhood friends symbolizes significant aspects of Spain’s traumatic history. This can…

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