Horror fiction

The human brain is certainly the most magnificent organ; it gives us the capacity to imagine things that haven’t happened and make us be conscious of things that might happen in the near future while watching a movie or series. Simply by making a switch in how the shot is taken or the sounds that can be heard in the background. This is what makes scary films so successful, the usage of certain techniques that stimulates our brain to interpret sounds for actions we can’t see and makes us feel…

Every part of this movie is as crucial as the next. The sound effects of the all the different animals, are non – synchronous to make it more a natural environment, plants and the Avatars’ language which they speak. All of these sound effect are an important role to this movie as it creates a more lifelike environment for the audience. Whereas you come to the Human Base upon the planet there are synchronous sound effects of the machines. There is always a constant animal sound throughout all the…

automatically thought it was going to be boring and I would fall asleep during the movie. The first few minutes I was not paying too much attention because lack of interest. Silent horror film, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” directed by Robert Wien and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer in 1920. This type of silent horror film was also known as German Expressionist cinema. “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” is about a crazy hypnosis that went by Dr. Caligari who uses a somnambulist to commit…

M. Night Shyamalan’s suspense thriller The Sixth Sense (1999) scrutinizes the unusual and unseen relations between the living and the deceased whilst exploring the unknown world of the afterlife. Cole Sear (9 years old) struggles with understanding that he is a medium and finds closure and help within Malcom Crowe- a child psychologist who is unaware of his own death. The Sixth Sense was the first of many thriller films that Shayamalan wrote and directed. M. Nigh Shayamalan uses a variety of…

The Holidays are now over and what better way to get back into the swing of things by watching a bad movie. Okay, bad might not be the best term to describe The Brain That Wouldn't Die, as it certainly isn't the worst movie I've witnessed before. Yes, the plot is paper thin and could've easily been trimmed down to a solid 20-minute episode of Twilight Zone or something similar, but overall I enjoyed the movie enough. However, the movie isn't the main reason to pick up Scream Factory's new…

Why does nobody talk about how monsters go through puberty? Afterall, everyone has a monster…When I was a kid, monsters only existed within the confinements underneath my bed; they hid in the closet and possessed the bodies of dolls whose frames were too weak to support them. Monsters lurked in the shadows of the night, waiting for the lights to turn off so they could creep alongside the bed, turning dreams into nightmares. I was told children weren’t allowed to roam alone after nightfall…

The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead; Same World, Different Stories Not all zombie shows are created equal. Since its debut in 2010, AMC’s The Walking Dead has had great success as a TV show. Showing what life is like for those who survived after the zombie apocalypse, the show follows a central but ever-changing group of people as they fight for their lives every day. After its fifth season came to a close and just before the sixth season began, AMC aired a prequel of the original…

Alfred Hitchcock once said “there is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it”(Crow, Jonathan).One of the greatest filmmakers of all times, was nicknamed “The Master of Suspense” for he was creating a psychological suspense in his films, which resulted in a unique watching experience (Alfred Hitchcock." Bio.com.). He was also an acknowledge master of the thriller, a genre he virtually invented (Ramirez Berg, Charles) and a brilliant technician. Born in London on August 13, 1899…

It is dark. All around it is pitch black and the only thing to be heard is labored breathing. There is something out there. Suddenly, a noise startles you and you jump six feet in the air. MONSTERS! They’ve caught your scent and you take off running once again. Monsters like mummies, werewolves and ghosts have had cultures and peoples running scared for decades. More recently, one monster in particular has frightened individuals in ways the ‘classic’ monsters could only dream of. Zombies, the…

The impression that Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman left upon Scandinavian cinema and culture will certainly never be matched. Bergman continues to stand as one of Sweden’s most prominent artists due to his work both behind the camera, and within the theater. The rich feelings and emotion that Bergman filled his movies with forced people to see past the mere spectacle of film, and look within the soul of an auteur whose spirit lived within his art. Ingmar Bergman, born Ernst Ingmar Bergman,…