Horror novels

years with new and old characters and new zombies. Not only have new movies been made and old continued, but recent movies have put historical figures at the forefront of this dilemma; one such movie is Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies. To balance out the horror of many zombie apocalypse movies, many producers have made movies that were meant to make the apocalypse seem a bit humorous. One famous movie like this is Sean of the Dead, a movie in which the main character does not even realize there is a…

Shawn McIntosh’s essay, “The Evolution of the Zombie: The Monster That Keeps Coming Back,” ends by suggesting that the reason why zombies, although they are not the most frightening of the monster genre, made their way to being an iconic entity in our imaginations because of the way they comment on the events that are happening during their times and the need to go against societal rules. He also goes on to further imply that even in that kind of chaotic mentality, we find comfort in the sense…

our instinctive reflexes to respond to surprise sudden movements. Sound and musical changes are often accompanied with jump scares to create a spooky mood and atmosphere. Below are ten of the most effective jump scares used in some of the scariest horror movies of all time! 1. Psycho (1960) - The old classics are often the scariest, absent of CGI and modern technology that leaves the filmmaker to rely on other devices, such as music, super talented actors, and the ambiance, mood, and…

Wonka: Charlie and the chocolate factory, Edward Scissorhands, and Alice in the wonderland.Tim Burton does not fall too short of the mark when it comes to action and light heartiness. Burton has a special appeal to horror due to his repeated genre in the movies he has directed, although horror genres aren't the best he has directed. In Tim Burton’s famous movie Edward Scissorhands, he takes an underdeveloped machine and gave it a heart. Created in a what seems…

“The 1970s marks Hollywood’s most significant formal transformation since the conversion to sound film and is the defining period separating story telling modes of the studio era and contemporary Hollywood” Name of the dude who said that An era that started off by breaking new ground and later become what would be a profitable era of block buster entertainment, New Hollywood is recognised as a period where some of the most revered directors rose and some of the most memorable films ever to come…

This paper will focus on a movie called “Shaun of the Dead.” Shaun and his girlfriend Liz are important characters in the movie. Although his girlfriend’s view him as the sluggish man who spent time playing video games with his best friend “ED” and spending an enormous amount of time in a traditional London pub, he was still able to save his girlfriend from dangerous creations “zombies.” Also, Shaun portrays as a person who forget vital events and always late for important events. In addition,…

Tim Burton, a director for many movies. Movies such as Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. These are movies that will be us in this essay. Burton has many crazy characters. Characters that are shy, dark, crazy, and a little creepy. Some characters that he created are Edward, Mr. Wonka, and Beetlejuice. Burton’s dark style is best conveyed through his use of color, zooming, and music. One defining characteristic of Burton’s style is his use of color to devolve…

Hollywood challenged television with its innovative technical advances to win back its lost audience to TV. The experimentation began with the release of the promo This is Cinerama in 1952, designed to introduce the wide screen process Cinerama, which became a landmark in film history. This was an attempt to show the wonders of the new widescreen format using three separate but synchronised camera images to create an enveloping picture through an arc of 146 degrees. It made the audience felt…

One of the original movies of this genre to start this trend was “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” directed by Robert Wiene. The film is a mystery horror film about a man named Dr. Caligari who comes to town along with his partner Cesare; it is full of unexpected plot twists like the main character Francis’ friend Alan being murdered and Cesare being a patient in a mental hospital at the end (Doll…

From Psycho to The World’s End: How Have Horror Movies Changed Over Time? You’re taking a shower at The Bates Motel. Out of the blue, creepy music starts to build up in the background. You see the silhouette of a man with kitchen knife through the shower curtain. The music keeps building up, stronger by the second. He opens the curtain, and you’re stabbed to death! On the other hand, in 2015, a group of friends gather at a bar to run through 12 pubs in a day. During the pub tour, they encounter…