Monday 22 September 2014

The horror cycle- the impact of social and psychological forces (on genre)

~1930's: monsters - Nosferatu/ Frankenstein (monster), wolves/ werewolves (animal) - (children)
Predictability (genre must evolve) - audience desensitised

~1940's: dracula

~1950's: Sci-Fi/ horror - UFO's

~1960's: 'Psycho' - Iconic

~1970's: Driller killer, Teas chainsaw massacre, Hitcher - slashers

~1980's: Iconic: sleep- Nightmare on elm street - franchise
-Halloween
-Friday 13th

~1990's/2000's: Teen horror/ Scream, I know what you did last summer, Cherry falls- target audience
 ^ Saw

Each ten years that go by, genres evolve to suit the audience and create unexpected scenarios and create irrational fear, making people feel scared, even in their own homes, so nowhere is safe.

Most iconic is Psycho as it made people realise (think) they're not safe, even in their own homes as well as Nightmare on elm street, making to scared to even sleep.

1 comment:

  1. What do you think the state of the horror genre is now? Is the horror genre now more like a thriller?

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