Horror

These shows and podcasts are the portals to the unknown of the dark side of civilization. I think Serial is different from all of the other horror or mystery shows and movies given that Sarah Koenig uses real testimonies and evidence as well as recent interviews that she has with the witnesses. This also makes the Serial podcast like a documentary about a murder, but you can only listen to it;…

everything a horror genre story needs. Which is 1; Suspense, which gonna get you to the point you are like well what’s gonna happen next I just got to see. 2; fear, which is gonna have you scared a little or even a lot to the point you have dreams about it. 3; surprise, is gonna get you to the point you are like yes that done got so good and you can’t wait to see what happens next.You done got all happy and everything.Well guess what I’m gonna give you some great examples of that kind of horror…

fantasy genre. Smith’s (2007) article provides a context for Del Toro’s merging of historical and fantasy styled films, yet it reflects the harsher reality that Ofelia must experience in her “fantasy world.” Surely, Ofelia is not escaping the horrors of war, as her mind is reflecting the darker side of her subconscious mind as a form of shock or trauma. This aspect of the fantasy film genre is denigrated, since many children in fantasy-based films are merely escaping the hardship of life.…

begin with). While these deeper interpretations may hold value, in both cases it was difficult for this viewer to move past what was being shown on screen. And that alone bears exploring. Bill Van Wert argues that The Exorcist is a film about the horrors of the medical establishment. He notes that "the explicit ordeals of possession and exorcism, which fill up the last forty-five minutes of the film, seem tame in retrospect when compared with the scenes involving doctors mechanically desecrating…

T If there is one thing in this world that I just can say that I absolutely cannot stand, it would be people who talk for no reason. I understand that majority of the time talking is your way of expressing yourself and getting through everyday life, but it irks my soul when someone just starts an irrelevant conversation about nothing for no reason. One explanation on why I don’t get along with talkative people is because sometimes when they’re getting too hype on the conversation they…

“The Movies That Rose From the Grave” The Movies that Rose from the Grave, by Max Brooks discuss how zombie movies, video games, books and television shows have put a huge impression on the horror industries for more than a decade. Originally a zombie was known to be a part of myths and tall tales. In 1932, the first zombie movie was created named, “White Zombie”. During 1932, in the new release “White Zombie”, zombie’s appearances were known to be a human form that was made to act like a…

screen-play in order to deliver a specific message to the specific audience group that I targeted. I combined conventions from the horror genre in order to emphasize my message about the vulnerability of children to crimes and the insecurities that we as adults provide for the children’s safety. My main genre would be considered as a bedtime story and a combination of the horror genre which in concept does not go along together, but was successful in orienting my main message towards the…

analysis of a key filmmaker who has been informed by and influenced by earlier creators of film. For my film maker I chose Wes Craven and for his influence I chose Ingmar Bergman. Wes Craven is widely known around the world as the creator of the infamous horror characters Freddy Krueger and Ghost face from Scream. He of course created many other films other than the gruesome tale of Krueger that deserve recognition, two of my favorites being Pulse (2006) and Cursed (2005). Though he had a wide…

scared, it makes sense that video games would rise to the occasion and seek out to strike fear into a player’s heart. Some horror video games claim to be terrifying, but in reality, don’t do much more than play scary music. However, the list below includes only games guaranteed to make you sleep with the lights on. Dead Space “One of the smartest takes on the survival horror genre, Dead Space took the oft-overused theme of zombies and made a really special style of game,” claims Telegraph. IGN…

of the killer in Halloween and by encouraging the audience to embody the characters of The Blair Witch Project, these films use camerawork to further the gothic genre’s ability encourage the spectator to identify with the characters. Found footage horror films, such as The Blair Witch Project, use camerawork in order to involve the audience in the story through the subjective point-of-view of the characters.…