Horror in Films Alfred Hitchcock once said‚ “The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them” (Alfred Hitchcock Quotes). I do not make horror films‚ but I do watch them. Similar to Hitchcock‚ they help me face my fears. Do you associate horror films with your fears? My biggest fears are demonophobia‚ which is the fear of evil spirits‚ and taphephobia‚ which is the fear of being buried alive (Phobia Lists). These phobias most certainly helped in my decision to compare and contrast
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Although monsters are a significant feature of many horror stories‚ in “What is the Horror Genre?” the author‚ Sharon A. Russell discusses how there are more effective way to explain the categorization of the horror genre itself. Russell mentions five ways horror can be categorized: suspense‚ setting‚ organization‚ source of horror‚ and theme. The first category‚ suspense‚ talks about how tension is created because of the readers’ knowledge of the horror genre in that they know that the characters always
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therefore‚ is more of a psychological process that creators of psychological horror often exploit to create horrifying films. This paper investigates the effects of isolation on the mental processes of an individual. It also explores the spectacle of isolation in psychological horror films and looks at the deep-seated mental processes and emotions that form the basis for the genre of psychological horror. The art of using horror stories to instill fear in individuals and caution against isolation a phenomenon
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American Horror Film and the Critical Public Sphere Should film be purely entertainment or should it contribute to the critical public sphere. In discussing the above argument‚ I will explore how the horror genre‚ often derided as simply pure entertainment‚ can contribute to the public sphere. Horror is one of the more prominent genres in film‚ back as far as the dawn of cinema with films such as Nosferatu (1922) and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). As a genre‚ it is studied and criticised
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Media Analysis: American Horror Story American Horror Story is an FX horror-drama television show‚ as well as an anthology series; each season of the show has a different cast and storyline. The show was created by Ryan Murphy (creator of the FOX show Glee) and Brad Falchuk (producer of Nip/Tuck)‚ and premiered on October 5‚ 2011. The first season of the show follows the Harmon family as they settle into their new home in Los Angeles. They are unaware‚ however‚ that the mansion is haunted by its
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The two TV Shows I will be comparing are The American Horror Story versus The Walking Dead I have decided to on these two as they are two of my favourite shows and relate around horror. The comparisons between the two are The Walking dead is revolved more around the gory side of horror with a group of people trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. Where as The American horror story has different creatures ranging from ghosts‚ ghouls‚ “freaks” witches‚ vampires etc. Here are some similarities between
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It started as a 1960 Roger Corman horror comedy‚ filmed in two days; it then inspired a lavish 1982 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Finally in 1986‚ Little Shop of Horrors (1960) graduated into a multimillion-dollar‚ all-star film musical. Rick Moranis plays nebbishy Seymour Krelborn‚ who works in a rundown flower shop on Skid Row. While his boss (Vincent Gardenia) bemoans the lack of business‚ Seymour seeks a way of bringing the shop -- and himself -- fame
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Eric Middlebrook Professor Stephens LIT 4433 “A Non-Narrative Explanation of the Importance of Narrative” Everyone is familiar on some level with the drab sort of dry-as-a-bone scientific literature students are forced to read and attempt to digest. But perhaps not as many have been exposed to any sort of scientific literature relayed in a narrative style‚ even though those who have probably retained that information more clearly than those who have only perused long-winded text books. The fact
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Summary Of gothic horror What is horror? People find different things scary‚ so different people have different ideas about what horror actually is. A lot of people enjoy the feeling of being scared‚ reasons being that it gives them a thrill‚ lets them take a break from things in their life they may be bored of‚ they are trying to conquer something the really do have a fear of‚ or just because that’s who they are. Horror stories include things like suspense‚ surprise‚ a setting that gives that
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themselves to horror movies‚ novels‚ and so on. Why is this‚ and is it part of our human condition? The famous author‚ Stephen King‚ wrote an article “Why We Crave Horror” explaining exactly that; why humans as a race feel the need to subject themselves to the gruesome scenes found in modern day thrillers. King correctly claims that humans crave horror as a way to feel ‘normal’ again‚ as a way of cathartic release‚ and as a way people face their own fears. Humans do indeed crave horror as a way to
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