Horror is a genre of films and literature which stimulates negative emotional reactions of its viewers and readers respectively. The reactions would primarily be fear, shock, terror, anger and pure agony. “The 3 types of terror: The Gross-out: the sight of a severed head tumbling down a flight of stairs, it's when the lights go out and something green and slimy splatters against your arm. The Horror: the unnatural, spiders the size of bears, the dead waking up and walking around, it's when the…
There are many genres of television films like, crime, adventure, comedy, chick flicks, war stories, and many more. The horror genre of television films has to be the most unique of the genres. Many television watchers view horror films to be a negative genre because it plays on peoples fear. Like clowns, vampires, zombies, and home invasions. Most people would rather watch a positive film that can make them optimistic and not want to go to bed having nightmares and new fears. That’s why horror…
From Faith & Brutality to Supernatural Monsters: A Look at the Influences of Wes Craven Raymond Holt COM 320 The 1900s saw a rise in many genres and subgenres in the film industry. One of the biggest to gain popularity was the horror genre. From slasher flicks to supernatural beings, from masked men to grisly monsters, people enjoy being scared. Among the directors that crafted these horror movies was a man who aimed to break the mold of existing horror stereotypes and create new,…
searched through the dark corridors of the unknown, only to find… the unbearable. Available for the first time on a home entertainment format, the 1971 cult favorite Blood and Lace is a twisted tale of horror frequently cited as a precursor to the slasher films of the late 70s and early 80s. After her mother's brutal murder at the hands of a hammer-wielding…
House of the Witchdoctor, Wrecker and A Place in Hell. All of them tried really hard to be something different (well, not Wrecker) and good, but failed. Thankfully, the chain has been broken with their recent release of Suspension, a love letter to slasher fans. The biggest attraction with Suspension is its story, so I will have to tread carefully, as I don’t want to spoil it, but if you’re interested in hearing what’s good and bad about the flick, read on… Years ago, Emily's father killed a…
I probably would have skipped a film like Happy Death Day under normal circumstances. I mean this format has been done to death recently with films like Before I Fall just 7 months ago and done better with films like Edge of Tomorrow. But I was given a good recommendation based on the writer so I checked it out. Happy Death Day is a comedic slasher film about a bitchy Kappa girl who repeats the same day over and over again after a baby masked killer, ends life her every day in various comedic…
Makeup and costume are an important role in film and television. Both makeup and costumes help actors to further develop the persona of their character, for whatever they are acting in. Makeup and costume also help to enhance the experience of the audience by allowing for information to be produced by the characters appearance. Also makeup and costume help to efficiently complete the actors character, which allows the actor to act to the best of their ability. Yes, CGI is an alternative to both…
Ulrich Seidl’s new documentary, “In the Basement”, is mordantly funny, creepily outrageous, and boldly raw. The film gathers a set of suburban Austrian people, who expose themselves by allowing us to peak on what’s going on in their basements. Clearly, the whole is weaker than the sum of the parts, however, my voyeuristic side was awaken by the intimate little secrets it keeps unveiling, even if a couple of unnecessary scenes are there only with the purpose of shocking the viewers. The idea and…
While the label of horror to the movie It does not really hold strong, the selection of actors and the skills of makeup save the film and make it successful. Horror film, is what the movie It was intended to describe in terms of genre. In contrast to what professional reviewers said about the movie, most viewers did not agree with the choice of genre that was set to the film. The movie has a great background story to it, and to its main character Pennywise, a background that could have been…
alike and are separated by their own periods of time. The film industry uses these periods of time to create different classics for each genre. There is a big contrast between classic and modern horror films. These took place during two different time periods. The classic horror lasted between the years of 1930 and 1960 and was greatly influenced by Gothic literature and style; it also reflected many of the 1920s German Expressionist films. Classic horror was produced by many…