Horror Movies
Horror Movies :- The horror film is defined by The Dictionary of Film Studies as representing “disturbing and dark subject matter, seeking to elicit responses of fear, terror, disgust, shock, suspense, and, of course, horror from their viewers.” In the chapter “The American Nightmare: Horror in the 70s” from Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan (2002), film critic Robin Wood declared that commonality between horror films are that “normality is threatened by the monster.”
This was further expanded upon by The Philosophy of Horror, or Parodoxes of the Heart by Noël Carroll who added that “repulsion must be pleasurable, as evidenced by the genre’s popularity.”
Prior to the release of Dracula (1931), historian Gary Don Rhodes explained that the idea and terminology of horror film did not exist yet as a codified genre, although critics used the term “horror” to describe films in reviews prior to Dracula’s release.
“Horror” was a term used to describe a variety of meanings.
In 1913, Moving Picture World defined “horrors” as showcasing “striped convicts, murderous Indians, grinning ‘black-handers’, homicidal drunkards”.
Some titles that suggest horror such as The Hand of Horror (1914) was a melodrama about a thief who steals from his own sister.
During the silent era, the term horror was used to describe everything from “battle scenes” in war films to tales of drug addiction.
Historian Gary Don Rhodes stated that the term “horror film” or “horror movie” was not used in early cinema.
The mystery film genre was in vogue and early information on Dracula being promoted as mystery film was common, despite the novel, play and film’s story relying on the supernatural.
Newman discussed the genre in British Film Institute’s Companion to Horror where he noted that Horror films in the 1930s were easy to identify, but following that decade “the more blurred distinctions become, and horror becomes less like a discrete genre than an effect which can be deployed within any number of narrative settings or narratives patterns”.
Let us have a look at the top 10 scariest films to be watched.
Aquaslash
Aquaslash is a crazy film that you will definitely remember.
In the movie, a group of teenagers celebrate their graduation at a waterpark.
But we will soon discover that a malevolent person has hidden razor blades in all the slides.
Of course, that means that they won’t all come back alive, and the result is a film that is at the same time funny, bloody and a little crazy.
After his amazing movie Discopath, Renaud Gauthier keeps on delighting the audience with a movie that is like no other.
So if you want to get scared on Halloween, go ahead and watch it.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street was released in 1984, and gave birth to a successful series of films which marked the history of horror movies.
The character of Freddy Krueger, who is the serial killer with gloved razor hands, is actually now a classic for Hallowen.
Written and directed by Wes Craven, the movie revolves around four young boys whose nightmares are haunted by the presence of the notorious scary character.
Because they are so scared of him haunting them, and eventually eliminating them, the boys try their best to stay awake.
Do you want to find out if they made it? Watch the film!
Malignant
If you’re a fan of recent movies and want to watch something new, Malignant might be perfect for you as it was released in 2021.
Directed by James Wan, who directed many other classics such as Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring, it is about a woman who starts to have visions of people being murdered, and then realizes it is actually happening in real life.
The main character is played by Annabell Wallis, and has to investigate her past in order to get back in control and stop the evil character of Gabriel.
It received mixed reviews, with people finding it “either painfully average or bloodily brilliant”.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In is a 2009 Swedish horror film directed by Tomas Alfredson, which tells the story of young boy Oskar, who strikes up a friendship with neighbour Eli.
She later reveals to him her dark secrets, and we find out she is connected to local violent murders.
Although it talks about friendship and how important it is to defend the people we love, and has a beautiful Nordic setting with snowy landscapes, it is very violent and cannot really be a family movie for that reason.
We understand you might love it and think it is great to watch, but do not watch it with your children!
Ring
Asian cinema can offer great thrills, and in this case it has even inspired one of the most iconic American horror films in the world.
Indeed, the movie we all loved called The Ring is in fact a remake of Ring – a Japanese film based on the novel of the same name, and inspired by the popular legend of the ghost Banchō Sarayashiki.
The story is based on a certain cursed videotape that kills the viewer seven days after watching it.
We bet you will be worried then, and keep wondering what is going to happen to you within seven days, but thankfully we now have streaming!
