The Horror

more popular movie genres today are mysteries, science fiction, romantic comedies, animation, documentaries and horror films. Although all of these movie genres are enjoyed in a theater, horror movies are more worth the ticket price because the theater offers immense sound and vast visual experiences you cannot recreate at home. What better way to experience the stimulation of a horror film than in a dark theater with sound that is vibrating your seat and a picture that appears bolder than life?…

Lots of books usually start with everyday life's story. However, The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson starts with the murdered case happened to the house. In this book, Reverend John Nicola makes two claims that there is not enough evidence to prove the story is true, and the house is haunted by the ghost or demon. With the SEARCH strategy, there was not enough evidence to prove these claims. It signifies the authors would be able to lie to make this book and the house is not haunted, they just…

evolved in a direct relationship to technological advancement.” It is 2016: advancements are endless, especially when it comes to horror films. Think of the famous 1897 horror film Dracula; the blood that looked like blobs of ketchup, the large amounts of makeup on the actors, it all seems so fake now. With advancements in technology producers are able to create horror films with undeniable visual effects. Better visual effects increase the activity in the brain while watching these chilling…

movies, personally I prefer not to watch any horror movie due to the frightening feeling I get before, during, and after such movies. When talking about going to the movies with friends or anyone I prefer to avoid watching any movie dealing with horror. Recently I watched the movie “Anabelle”, a movie with a trailer that thrilled me to watch it, yet thought it twice due to the frightening feeling. Yes, indeed I do get an impulsive feeling to watch horror movies all to get frightened and find out…

The horror film genre is big in the entertainment industry. It is an attraction to see films where viewers know that it will bring fear. This fear is a type of adrenaline rush from skydiving. There is an aesthetic distance that allows the viewers to experience his/her own fear as an object of enjoyment. This type of experience is a frame where viewers know there is a limit and they will not get physically hurt. This paper will explore the emotion of fear when watching horror films. The paper…

For as long as people have communicated, they’ve written and listened to horror stories. Whether it’s the old Mexican folktale of “La Llorona,” or even Stephen King’s “IT,” horrifying stories have been one of the most successful genres of all time. Why? The characters within these works often transform into better people by the end of the story, grasping the need for change in all those who watch it. Characters often face horror throughout their development in a narrative. These experiences…

Horror Film Sub-Genres Over 29 million tickets have been sold just this year on horror movies alone. “When we pay our four or five bucks and seat ourselves at tenth-row center in a theater showing a horror movie, we are daring the nightmare.” said Stephen King in his article “Why We Crave Horror Movies”. People like the excitement of being scared. This is the same reason people go to haunted houses in the fall or tell scary stories by a campfire. Whether it be Creature Features, Slashers, or…

Effectiveness of special effects in horror Special effects have been around for quite some time now, and they have been used in many different ways. In horror, special effects serve various purposes. Special effects in horror can show all the blood, gore, and disgusting things shown, it can be a transformation scene, or sometimes simply effects done with a camera and no other outside work. These effects add entertainment and understanding to the workings of the story. It adds to the story, but…

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 portrayed in horror movies. The way Mehls traces these historic…

pent up feeling of anger and aggression to make my film stand out in horror film circles. I first started my research into psychological horror films by going back to the very beginning and up until 1960 there wasn’t any films…