Friday, 23 October 2009

What is horror?




Sounds pretty simple, asking people what horror is? But its actually not...

Horror films are movies that strive to elicit the emotions of fear, horror and terror from viewers. Their plots frequently involve themes of death, the supernatural or mental illness. They deal with our most primal nature and its fears: our nightmares, our vulnerability, our alienation, our revulsions, our terror of the unknown, our fear of death and dismemberment, loss of identity, or fear of sexuality.

In horror movies, a great deal of suspense will be used to help build up in the audiences minds. They are usually related or set in everyday situations, so the audience are able to relate it to themselves.



Another good example of horror, is by using a set range of charactors in the set, for example, clowns, most people are now scared of clowns, as they are seen as scary pervy men dressed in costumes. Another example of horror charactors are children, as the idea of the child having more power over all the charactors acting like adults can create a scary vibe.













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