A horror film is a film genre that pursues to portray a negative emotional reaction towards the viewers. Horror films tend to focus upon the viewers fears, nightmares and terrors. Films that contain horror scenes are unique due to the fact that, there is a recognisable pattern that happens over and over again. The main aim of horror films is to explore the viewers fears and to explore how they react furthermore, it also captures their imaginations.In addition, in the 1970's and 1980's there was a lot of vampire horror films due to the fact that, many people feared blood diseases such as HIV. The sub-genre of the film is slasher horror which typically involves a psychopathic killer wearing a mask to cover their identity. Also, these type of films tend to contain graphic images and a series of murders. In the 1980's slasher films were very popular as result of this multiple sequels and remakes were made of the film. All of the special effects within slasher films were good therefore, they portrayed gruesome and more violent actions. Furthermore, during the 1980's these films of blood and gore type of genres were also popular however, they were produced by the directors and fans.
Some examples of horror films:
The Wolf Man - This film was produced during the War in the 1940's. The film production was very big around Europe. Furthermore, this film consists wolves due to the fact that, they play a huge part to portray horror during wartime. Using werewolves in the film was the main fear factor during that time. The werewolves could be seen as Nazi's due to the fact that, humans are bit therefore, they will transform, this is a classic. In addition, this shows that it could link in with Hitler as he tries to take over the world.
The Silent Era - It is an example of a German expressionism produced during the 1920's and 1930's. Furthermore, the expressionism didn't go anywhere else expect for Germany. Within the first four years of the film, (1914 - 1918) the film production became a lot more popular therefore, it raised from 24 films to 130 within a short period of time. Although the film production was raised which was beneficial, Germany later became a part of the international film industry. This is beneficial due to the fact that, they can produce more films therefore, if they are successful they can gain more money. The two specific genres that influenced the expressionism and contributed towards the film are, horror films and film noir.
Mutants & Monsters - These type of films normally contain existing life forms that are created and made into monsters by using blue screen techniques. An example of a mutant and monster film would be The Blob, which was released during 1958 to reflect to the audience about space travel. Furthermore, this film expands on individual fears and tries to capture their reactions as it build up tension. The monsters are an idea in order to present the fear typically generated from the atom bomb. Another example of this type of genre would be the Body Snatchers film as it was very popular within the 1950's. Due to the fact that, it contains aliens that take over many human bodies.
The Exorcist - Another good example of the history of horror due to the fact that, it was created during the 1970's and the genre is horror. It is beneficial that the film was created and produced during 1970 because there was bigger budgets and more respected horror films. In addition, as it is a horror film it clearly portrays the grim outline within that era. The film shows the story of a little girl which becomes possessed from a demon. The film typically looks upon the aspect of children being unwanted and doing bad things towards their parents. The Exorcist was voted the scariest film of all time.
Hammer Film Productions - This was found during 1934, and they created films such as, Dracula (1958) and The Mummy (1959). The Hammer Film Production is a British film production company based within London. The production company is mainly known for Gothic, hammer horror genres and films during the mid 1950's to 1970's. These types of films within this production mainly focused on victims however, it didn't contain crimes nor did it include creatures etc. These films were beneficial as they were filmed in colour so it is more eye catching for the audience.
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