Psycho- definition of modern horror films

Alfred Hitchcock’s amazingly directed film, Psycho is known as the “mother” of all modern horror suspense film. This film makes as there were not much progression of the horror movies since 1960s, when Psycho was produced. Before when Psycho was produced, horror movies generally produced with fictional creatures such as Dracula and Godzilla. Hitchcock was also well known for breaking the conservative way of producing the horror film and he produced new subgenre of horror film called ‘Slashers Movie’ which includes famous Psycho. ‘Slahser Movie’ is defined as when the mental character murders other characters without particular reason and continues to show scenes of other characters being brutally killed. The most times, murderer uses weapons that make the murder crueler. The perfect examples of ‘Slahsers Movie’ are Scream and Halloween. Psycho’s famous shower sequence is considered as one of the most famous sequences in 20th century cinema and the shower scene is further intensified through the mise-en-scnee and music (sound). The shadow of the attacker is a mother figure holding a knife, which the mise-en-scene helps create a more thrilling climax. Also the sharp and high pitch strings of the violins, violas, and cellos create an orchestra of intensity that leads to the pivotal death of the victim, Marion.

Mis-en-Scene is everything what we see in the film. This includes film’s costume/makeup, lighting, staging, and setting. In Psycho, though this film is in black and white, elements of Mis-en-Scene in this film are vital in this horror film. These elements include a monster, a victim, camera angles, light techniques, etc. Especially in the famous shower sequence, these elements are very well planned and structured to able to produce the thrill. Additionally, this scene is skilfully provisioned and is arguably the most significant and influential horror film scenes of all time. This shower sequence begins with long introduction of Marion getting into the