Horror fiction

The Fake Three months ago, Yeon Sangho’s zombie thriller Train to Busan was all the rage in Asia, as it received both critical acclaims and audience’s love. Even then in May, amongst the line-up of melodramas and arthouses from auteurs all around the world, it stood out as an entertaining and commercial thriller, though this is just the first take on live-action from the 39-year-old South Korean director who packed on his back only several animated movies, most notably The King of Pigs and the…

The 2017 film Get Out is a horror and comedy story that engages the audience like no other movie I have seen before. This horror is the surprising creepy type that sneaks up to the viewer while the comedy relieves them, giving hope. The film touches on a perspective of what it means to be African-America in modern America. Jordan Peele previously known for his notable work as half of comedy duo Key & Peele makes his début as director of Get Out. With the same producer as Insidious and a comedic…

No Escape The Shining is based off a novel written by Stephen King in 1977 and later produced as a horror film by Stanley Kubrick in 1980. The summary of the film is of a family that heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Kubrick takes the study called phenomenology, which is the development of human consciousness and self-awareness as a…

affect people if they watch a horror movie? It's well known that movies become one of the most biggest industry of the world in this century. Most of people prefer to spend their time watching a movie as if it is one of their hobbies. So far as we know, movies have a lot of genres to watch and a horror movie is the most popular one. It is not surprising that most people consider that horror movies is one of the best choice for watching a movie. However, watching horror movies can lead to three…

Ringu is a 1998 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata and adapted from Koji Suzuki’s novel of the same name. It follows a TV reporter, who attempts to solve a string of strange murders, whose cause is believed to be a cursed video tape. The movie opens with two teenagers talking about a videotape that kills anyone who watches it within seven days. It is also revealed that one of the girls, Tomoko, has seen it and she dies very soon after the conversation. Her aunt Reiko, a TV reporter…

Does anyone remember the last time we saw a found-footage film that was actually good? Seriously can you remember? The Gallows reminds us that even though Hollywood loves making found footage movies they seem to be against making them good. In this horror film we have a gang of cliché annoying teenagers Reese Houser, Pfeifer Ross, Ryan Shoos and Cassidy Spliker. The actors seemed to enjoy keeping their real names in the film and Ryan is the only one to keep both his first and last name, so in…

Jaws is an American thriller/suspense that falls into human fears, the fear that people sometimes even do not know they have it until they face it. That blockbuster describes the summer story that turned into disaster and put a fear in a lot of people because of water, but more because of its habitants. So to what genre actually Jaws relates to? A lot of sources describe film Jaws as a thriller and a lot as suspense, however it has the features of both genres. What is a thriller? Thriller is…

Gaining understanding of a villain, the “why” behind their crazy, is a relatively new concept in cinema. Starting around the 1980’s, horror films began to delve into the backstory of monsters. Audiences are allowed into their minds, their pasts, and to understand why it is they do what they do, how they became this monster. Society has embraced this new normal of villain backstories because it gives them a feeling of control, closeness to the character(s), and makes them feel better about…

If viewers thought that “Cache” and “There Will Be Blood” were slow movies, Daft Punk’s Electroma will surprise audiences. It will leave some fans in awe, while having others bored out of their minds. Daft Punk’s Electroma is a slow pace movie, but it is anything from boring. Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, the two founders of the electronic band Daft Punk, wrote and directed the spectacular Electroma. Daft Punk has been known to get out of their comfort zone to try and make…

Every Story Has A Dark Side Tim Burton suplies movies that are fun and enjoyable for children, with just the hint of darkness to keep everyone interested. In most of his movies Burton uses similar techniques, such as low key lighting and dark colors, these elements help to create the dark, eerie mood for which Burton’s movies are famous. Burton uses mysterious/creepy music, low/ key lighting, and long shots in many of his films to show that every story has a dark side. In many of his films…