movie Psycho‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock‚ is a classic horror film which combines many gothic elements into a deep and intriguing story. One of the gothic elements in the film is the masculine gothic theme. The son‚ Norman Bates‚ is the perfect representation of the masculine gothic theme incorporating things such as a male being dominated by a woman and victimizing the heroine. The classic gothic theme of murder is also incorporated into the film. Norman Bates mother murders are heroin in a scene
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not only one of Hitchcock’s most notable films‚ but it’s one of the most notorious films of the 1960’s. The 60’s were a decade of change (especially in film). Similar to this decade‚ Psycho paved the way in terms of horror films‚ despite the fact that it doesn’t abide by the genre itself. Psycho defined‚ inspired‚ and changed the horror genre in the 1960’s through the use of sound‚ visuals‚ and narrative. This type of inspiration is apparent in horror films such as Blood Fest (1963)‚ The Haunting
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these elements are essential to any great horror film. Spoofing of horror films became popular in the year 2000 with films like Scary Movie that added ironic comedy and exaggerated plots to the gory slayings of serial killers and psychopaths. Most recently‚ zombies are all the rage. Zombies have hit the media full force with films and shows such as Zombie Land‚ 28 Days Later‚ I am legend‚ The Walking Dead‚ and World War Z. Shaun of the Dead is a British horror movie spoof about a unambitious 29 year
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commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore where a zombie is a dead body animated by magic. Modern depictions of zombies do not necessarily involve magic but invoke other methods such as viruses. Zombies have a complex literary heritage‚ with antecedents ranging from Richard Matheson and H. P. Lovecraft to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein drawing on European folklore of the undead. George A. Romero’s reinvention of the monster for his 1968 film Night of the Living
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artwork is a drama‚ horror‚ and thriller flick that takes place in the life of high school senior‚ who holds a grudge on her best friends and takes actions on them. The theme of the movie was inspired by the 90’s coming-of-age comedy films‚ such as "Clueless"‚ "10 Things I hate About You"‚ "She’s All That"‚ "Never Been Kissed"‚ etc. The horror aspect is shown in the body language‚ actions‚ and insecurities of the girl who goes by the name "Alex". To add more suspense and a horror vibe to
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successful. Due to the fact that it was shot in black-and-white‚ it gave the film an unique look contributing to its style. In various instances during the movie it the movie looks like a documentary‚ which adds to the realism of the movie. But what makes the movies scary? The zombies are the main element of horror in Night of the Living Dead. The viewer is afraid of the threat the zombies represent. They carry the horror‚ hold our attention‚ instill dread and act as the prime motivator. During the
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Emotions Set Free Horror films are becoming more popular amongst young people. Why is that? Stephen King‚ the author of “Why We Crave Horror Movies”‚ argues that young people watch horror films because they want to experience certain emotions; for example‚ catharsis—the purging of emotions or relieving of emotional tensions‚ especially through certain kinds of art. We humans are exposed to catharsis when watching horror films. In other words‚ horror films help to release uncivilized emotions and
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the movies‚ right? While most horror films are made of up from the extensive imagination and dark corners of the mind‚ not all are fully fiction. It is said that the average person walks past a murder thirty-six times in their life. How often is it that one of those murders you walk past just happens to be a cannibal or inspire many famous horror films. Jeffrey Dahmer‚ “The Milwaukee Cannibal‚” and Ed Gein‚ “The Real Leatherface‚” put a new definition to the word horror. The acts of these men are not
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Paranormal Activity 2 Paranormal Activity is a horror movie posed as a documentary. Now‚ documentaries can be very interesting and educational. However‚ this fake documentary is a disgrace to the horror genre. I had seen all the previews and debated about going to view the movie. After being talked into going‚ I was very disappointed. Minus the three or four small events‚ the entire movie is nothing but watching security videos where there was no scary paranormal activity. These handful of
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genres‚ “horrors” have been altered and manipulated over time in order to coincide with the time period. With this being said‚ two films particularly enforce this post-modern “horror” and yet both contain an array of sub-genres‚ mutating “genre” into a more complex idea. Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho along with Mary Harron’s American Psycho are both post-modern “horrors” with a collection of sub-genre’s attached to them‚ leading the audience to question the originally believed “horror” genre. Horror-fiction
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