The genre of horror touches one of the most devastating experiences in their mind, the nightmare. In horror movies, novels, stories, and TV series our nightmares are brought to life for us, with the safety in knowing that they can be turned off at anytime. To most avid horror fans the ability to see people killed in the most gruesome, and uncanny fashions are the true reason to go to these movies. Even if your not a avid fan, the experience in seeing death in front of you without experiencing it is a rush all in its own. What makes a good horror flick? There are many ingredients that are needed to be added to a movie to make it live up to the expectations of horror fans.
The most important ingredient in a horror film is what the audience is supposed to actually be scared of. The source has to be superior to the human race. Whether it was a person transformed into a monster, or a monster reverted human again at the end when the killing is no longer occurring. When the source is murdering all those around him he is either supernaturally empowered or a simple supernatural creature. (Solomon) In the best horror films, the source is either destroyed completely or left with the possibility of resurrection. The monster cannot be seen to much or the viewer becomes less intimidated by it. Once the viewer has seen the monster it becomes easier to distinguish the way it can be killed.
The murder scenes themselves have to be so gruesome, it leaves the audience asking for more. No one wants to see one person killed in a dark alley, they want to see groups of people killed in unimaginable ways in areas where only these supernatural people can pull it off. There are situations that are classic in almost all horror movies. One situation is when the victim is in the house and had no idea that the killer is also in there. They go about their regular business only to make one wrong turn and they are done for.
Horror Movies Horror movies are the kinds of favorites movies I like to watch. ... And also want to know what happen of next on the horror movies. ... People like to watch horror movies because daredevil inside on the movies and reduce their feeling. ... (King 6) Is it real fun to watch someone killed on the horror movies? ... And that's why a best horror movies, like the best fairy tales. ...
Why We Crave Horror Movies Stephen King says, "If we share a brother hood of man, then we also share an insanity of man". He believes that we watch horror films for three reasons. ... King says the fun part of watching a horror film is seeing people get tortured or even killed. ... I believe people watch horror movies because people like to get scared and be afraid. ... When watching a horror movie you get the rush but there are no consequences. ...
Humans are attracted to these bizarre images, so horror movies have been known to push the limit of socially acceptable entertainment. ... In any case, horror movies have seen immense success around the world regardless of their explicit and sickening nature. ... Every decade has seen its fair share of scary movies, and this look into the evolution of horror demonstrates how the genre has evolved to meet changing trends in pop culture. ... By appealing to emotion-especially fear-horror movies can be taken seriously as effective forms of entertainment. ... Over time, I became an expert on ea...
In Stephen King's essay "Why We Crave Horror Movies", he explains why people go to horror films. ... After viewing violent movies, people say to themselves "I am glad that I"m normal". ... I agree with Stephen King when he says that horror movies are like riding roller coasters. ... Horror movies are meant to be sources of entertainment in order to get people t relax. ... Horror movies are indeed a good way to get away from the "insanity of man"....
Original horror movies do not promote fear in one's conscience, but acts more as a comic relief due to its content. ... Classic horror has become a standardised image in our minds; movies such as Psycho, Halloween, and many more have become mere stereotypes of horror to this generation. ... On the other hand, such new films as, the Ring, Scream, etc. are examples of modern day horror films, which defy many basic guidelines of classic horror movies. ... Many movies coming out at this period were very gory, and so devalued the term "horror movie-(Boyar 658). ... Classic horror has bec...
Multi-Sequel Horror Films Multi-sequel horror films have greatly decreased in the amount of fright they produce. ... We now attend such movies to see our favorite horror film stars mutilate their victims, the movies also contain nudity and music that attracts the younger youth. ... This shows how most movie-buffs look at the multi sequel horror movies. ... Freddy and Jason have now become movies that people see because they like the characters, the image of Freddy Kruegor fighting one on one with Jason Voorhees is an awesome thought and to see this is a thrill for the teens to see there horr...
Although Steven King says people crave horror movies to get rid of their hysterical fear. ... The adventure of horror movies allow you to experience as a roller coaster, just in a mental way. Horror movies bring you the experience as a roller coaster, just in a mental way. Horror movies allow experiencing the ride without getting on. ... While being entertained by horror movies you keep you hysterical fear bottled up inside. ...
Although Steven King says people crave horror movies to get rid of their hysterical fear. ... The adventure of horror movies allow you to experience as a roller coaster, just in a mental way. Horror movies bring you the experience as a roller coaster, just in a mental way. Horror movies allow experiencing the ride without getting on. ... While being entertained by horror movies you keep you hysterical fear bottled up inside. ...
From this we can see how the movie The Brood, while not as savage and straightforward as today's horror movies, was able to capture and frighten an audience. It is almost as if the horrific scenes in Cronenberg's movies are a violation of the taste of the filmmaker. ... Cronenberg's movies are heirs or updates of Frankenstein. ... Horror develops from male attempts to harness, reconstruct, or emulate female powers of procreation. ... (D.M. p.110-111) While both the movies we saw for this paper are considered horror movies, they contrast in style and content. ...
