"A horror text is one that contains a monster, whether it be supernatural, human, or a metaphor for psychological torment (Fonseca, Pulliam)." ... In the novel Carrie, Carrietta White can be identified as the novel's heroine, and her high school peers the monster. ... It is not until the heroine overcomes her natural sexual repression that she can defeat "the monster" of the piece, this can only be accomplished by "developing her sexual power and wrestling the phallus away from the monster in order to defeat it. ... The most consistent element in the horror genre is the heroine defeating ...

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It has definitely gone through various stages of evolution, as is obvious when comparing a Universal monster movie of the 1930s to a contemporary slasher horror film of today. ... This is similar to the army versus scientists aspect, but violence is often the solution to the problematic monster, which often uses violence as well. Thus a parallel can be seen between the violent nature of the monster and the violent nature of his hunters. ... There is nothing that is really learned or used to change society as a whole, the world merely returns to the pre-monster condition, to normalcy. ... T...

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Nosferatu is seen as a "dark mirror" which makes him an interesting monster. ... Robin Hood argues that the monster, Nosferatu is a part of society. ... This relates to him being a monster and having an illness because he is seen as an infection. ... This takes the idea of monster vs. social politics. ... Nosferatu is see as the monster, the outsider and someone that threatens nor...

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In addition, these tales and myths of goblins, monsters, and witchcraft were not only told as a form of amusement, but they would also explain certain incidents that seemed to be out of the ordinary. ... This obviously is more frightening then hearing tales of monsters and witchcraft; the psychologically disturbing approach is more convincing. ... In general children view monsters, ghosts and creatures to be fear provoking. ... In young children this may hold true, little boys may not be as scared as little girls as things such as scary movies or monsters. ... Sights like mutilated bodies, ...

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However Science-fiction cinema was, until the 1970s, increasingly focused on unnatural creatures, such as King Kong and Godzilla, giving rise to a subgenre known as horror or monster films. ... They are; the fallibility of megalomaniacal scientists, the urgency of international cooperation against invaders from outer space or monsters from the earth, the rash hostility of people to anything alien, and the evil aspects of technology. ... In Aliens, she is the heroine who takes on the alien monsters. ...

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Throughout the film Michael stalks Laurie and her two friends and eventually kills them, leaving Laurie alone to face the monster. ... During the 1930's when sound was coupled with film many of the horror films produced focused on the mad scientist or the monster movie such as "Dracula" (1931) and "Frankenstein" (1931). ... It did not involve any monsters or aliens; it used psychopathy and violence to convey fear. ...

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Suspiria does not have a central theme or strong story line, but in some ways, the amount of gory detail in the death scenes, the ways in which the characters are murdered and the evilness of the "monsters " in this film parallel characters and scenes from Dante Alighieri's Inferno. In a sense, Suzy Banyon is wandering through her own personal hell, unaware of the souls that are being tortured around her by this malevolent force, and her new friend, Sara, is trying to guide them both through "hell " and past the evil clutches of the "monsters " that reside in the academy. ...

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In a genre that is comprised of very different types of films, Horror seems to please the average movie-goer with its ability to both make you laugh and make you scream. Whether it's watching a good B-horror film like The Evil Dead, or watching a Hollywood bone-chiller like The Haunting, Hor...

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German emigrees such as Karl Freund (the cinematographer for Dracula in 1931) set the style and mood of the Universal monster movies of the 1930s with their dark and artistically designed sets, providing the benchmark for later generations of horror films. ...

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With reference to a nightmare on elm street and scream discuss Wes craven's use of generic conventions Wes craven has made many successful horror films although his most famous ones are a Nightmare On Elm Street, which he made a sequel to called Wes Cravens the New Nightmare which is much bet...

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Andrew Rosenberger CTCS 190 Tuesday Professor Casper/ Lara Bradshaw 26 November 2012 Evolution of Horror Horror movies have always unsettled audiences by bringing people's unimaginable fears to life and by having one specific goal in mind, to frighten and arouse anxieties within the audience. ...

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