Reign of Terror

John Carpenter’s original Halloween (1978) premiered at a time when the horror film genre was undergoing distinct changes. As Ernest Mathijs notes in a Flow forum post on the ritual of Halloween horror viewing, monster films and other classic horror were being replaced at the end of the 1970s with “stories about the ‘horror within’, the evil amidst the community.” Some predecessors of Halloween, such as Brian De Palma’s Carrie (1976) and Charles B. Pierce’s The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)…

Believe it or not, there are many things that western films and horror films have in common. There are similarities found in the cinematography, plots, and music/sound of each genre. Though there are many similarities, it’s very easy to find multiple differences as well. The western genre of film includes movies such as “Stagecoach” and “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”. Clint Eastwood and John Wayne were two very famous actors in western films. On the other hand, horror movies include “Psycho”…

William Friedkin’s The Exorcist, is, in many ways, the scariest movie of all time. It’s not just a brilliant and terrifying motion picture, although it’s that; it’s also a great human experience, one that invites moviegoers to experience fearful emotions, face the unknown and shape our belief systems. The Exorcist, may not have won the academy award for best picture, it is, however, a brilliantly successful scary movie that still gives us nightmares even today. The Exorcist is intense and excels…

Universal Cable Productions has inked a deal with Alfred Hitchcock’s Estate to create and produce an anthology series based on the filmmaker’s movies. Suspense is considered a main driving force for some movies, whether it’s for frightful tenacities, or to keep to audience on the edge of their seat. Many would argue, that Alfred Hitchcock was the master of this craft, as he manipulated frames and distorted reality to leave audiences in a constant state of indecisiveness. From the most popular…

1. This story was driven forward by the main character Raimunda and her attempts to protect her daughter. The plot fallowed Raimunda in a liner fashion as she tried to make ends meet and keep her daughter safe. 2. Death had a very strong presence in this movie and a lot of the movie revolved around it. This was most defiantly a dark comedy with death being celebrated and the overall darker themes that were present in this movie. 3. This movie was a lot darker than most films you see coming out…

The article “Why Horror is Good for You and Even Better for Your Kids” perfectly narrates this in a few sentences. “If we take it further and make the children both the object of terror in these stories as well as agents for surviving the monsters… well, now you’re onto something magical. Plainly put, horror provides a playground in which kids can dance with their fears in a safe way that can teach them how to survive monsters and…

primarily for data. It fits in with other sources that will be used in the paper as it explains the historical context of horror films, and how women have been depicted in horror film over the course of last few decades. It also delves into the way women are related to the genre of horror films as a whole. This source is different from the claims made in other sources, as it offers a unique perspective on the feminist movements of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s and links them to the way women have been…

books were written beautifully, one is better than the other. Famous Last Words is a fast-paced story that keeps you on your toes, but it is no match for the emotional ending and simplicity of The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall, and in my opinion, it reigns…

Both movies were paired because they were both made with a great deal of thought and detail. The journeys in both movies start with a young girl entering a portal that separate fantasy from the real world. Both girls don’t want to deal with the real world. In both movies, the girls were given several tasks to complete in order to get what they wanted. Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away is a series of stories about working hard, sacrificing for others, and finding some good in your enemies. Chihiro,…

Emery Goss Laura Mclister English 1030 February 12, 2017 Genre Analysis The movie that I chose for my genre analysis was a horror classic, The Shining. The film was made in the year 1980, starring Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance, Shelly Duvall as Wendy Torrance, and Danny Lloyd as Danny Torrance. The film was directed by Stanley Kubrick and screen written by Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson. Critics originally poorly reviewed the film, however with time the film became a classic. The film…