Kaitlin Sutherland 991247405 Cinema of Horror MEDA 13672 November 10‚ 2014 In 1978 John Carpenter changed the landscape of horror cinema with the release of his terrifying new film Halloween. The film follows a group of young females as they are stalked‚ tormented and inevitably killed by an escaped lunatic wearing a Halloween mask and wielding a knife. The film was revolutionary for the many themes and concepts it introduced‚ (including the concept of the final girl) things that have
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With the crackle of thunder complimented by rain that streams down every window‚ Layers of Fear ticks the first box in the list of horror clichés straight from the off. That’s not to say this psychedelic first-person horror doesn’t offer anything unique. Starting out in a seemingly empty 19th-century mansion certainly sets an uncomfortable tone‚ and aided by the rambling narrative of an artist who has completely lost his mind - Layers of Fear consistently unsettles you. While it’s forgivable to
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The Elevator The Elevator was a fiction horror/suspense short story‚ third-person point of view. It was written by William Sleator. William’s works were often suspenseful and chilling‚ just like The Elevator. I really wished it was a novel‚ not a short story because it was really interesting and hooky at the end. I liked the book because William really described the characters and setting‚ so I clearly visualized it. Twelve year-old Martin moved to an old apartment building with his father. It
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Straube at Friedrich Schiller University show that scary movies do not actually trigger responses from the amygdala‚ rather other parts of the brain associated with troubleshooting‚ self-awareness‚ and analyzing visuals were activated. Definition of horror has been fairly arbitrary;
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It is almost Halloween and we all have costumes and haunted houses on our minds. The nights are getting longer‚ darker‚ and colder‚ the perfect conditions for watching a horror movie. We all love horror movies but what makes a horror movie what it is? What happens behind the scenes that brings the whole thing together? Silence of the lambs is a good movie (and originally a book) to look at when it comes down to great chemistry behind the scenes and a great story. If you have never seen the movie
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films for the horror Alfred Hitchcock. The movie was based on a novel by Daphne DuMaurier‚ I think this is a extraordinary‚ exceptional film because it does everything a suspense film should have‚ and Hitchcock went beyond. I am proceed to examined special effects such as lighting‚ color and camera techniques. Throughout the movie‚ The Birds‚ Hitchcock was very impressive in his dramatic techniques because of the tension it built in various scenes made this film accomplish it horror genre in addition
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Reflects the 80s Classics and Television The Duffer Brothers certainly deserve kudos for creating ‘Stranger Things.’ Viewers are raving about the television series and for many‚ watching it was like taking a trip down memory lane as the science-fiction horror series has multiple cinematic influences from the past. It would not be wrong to call the series an ode to Steven Spielberg’s children movies and 1980s television. This Netflix tale reminds us of many past classics and anyone who grew in the 80s would
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Just like every horror film‚ fear is a major character in the movie. With fear in tow every little action in the film is more intense‚ more suspenseful‚ more like how a horror film should be. Everyone is growing tired of their safe haven‚ the underground being their own personal cage keeping the monsters out but trapping them in. The group was split
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brought him to this point. He lived a number of difficult years‚ worked at horrible jobs‚ but enjoyed every minute of his life because writing and horror movies were his escape. His brother seemed to be a huge influence in his life‚ encouraging him to continue pushing the envelope. Many of the details King discusses in his book‚ such as a love for horror movies‚ I can relate to quite well. Dracula‚ werewolf‚ and haunting movies were great‚ however‚ as soon as the sun went down it didn’t take an expert
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trap’ Susan Hill the creator of the woman in black ‚ successfully creates fear through out her novel. It comes in ebbs and flows by using different techniques throughout to build up the tension. This book is a gothic horror which is a new genre but using the traditional horror aspects‚ one of the first books in the categories is’ The castle of Otranto’ published in 1767. They are typified by their dark‚ lachrymose atmosphere of hatred and fear. Hill used many traditional techniques such as the
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