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Horror Movies : The 80s And 80s

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The decades that stick out in horror movie history are the 70s and the 80s. Most critics would agree with me when I say that the horror movies in the 70s and 80s changed the horror genre forever. The horror movies during those decades are viewed as being the foundation for the horror movies today. But why did those two decades have a significant impact on the horror genre? What made the horror movies better than the horror movies today? The horror movies in the 70s reflected the grim mood of the decade. After the optimism of the 60s, with its sexual and cultural revolutions, the 70s were something of a disappointment. By 1970, the party was over, the people of that time period had nothing left to celebrate about. However, when society gets bad, horror films gets good. The 70s marked the return of horror movies to the big screen. One consistent fear that is apparent in the horror films of the 70s was the fear of children and the fear of the messy, painful and often fatal process of childbirth. It shifted its aim from having fictional and science fictional characters as the main character to having the enemy to be found in your own home. The 70s made the enemy be someone who is more likely to cause real harm like your mother (Shivers), your brother (Halloween), or your daughter (The Exorcist). The 70s were about uncovering deep paranoia in the minds of the audiences. The Exorcist has been voted the scariest movie of all time (Total Film magazine) and is significant to any

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