Against terror

“Horror film”. For most people, the first things that come to mind are monstrous paranormal antagonists, a plethora of gruesome deaths, and, of course, the infamous jump scares that so often drive the thrill and exhilaration of such films. While films under this genre are intended to illicit negative emotions, such as fear, alarm, and anxiety, these same aspects are ironically what attracts viewers endlessly. As an avid horror film fan myself, I have seen many horror thrillers that have shaped and

Hollywood, more than any other film industry, deserves to be attributed with the creation of the horror genre. Even though it is not responsible for the first attempts at horror movies, it certainly shaped the genre into what it is today and made it accessible to global audiences. The appearance of horror movies happens in cycles with a distinct pattern that repeats itself – a movie appears, delivers thrills to the audience, and suddenly, due to low production costs, sequels and remakes are made

Oh my, how I have found it difficult to choose just one piece of art for this first DF post! I thought about choosing one of the more classical pieces I enjoy, or a beautiful sculpture, but lately I have appreciated architecture and interior design more than ever before, so I decided to go with the late H.R. Giger’s Museum Bar in Château St. Germain, Gruyères, Switzerland. **** Photo source: Giger, 2012. I am a bit of a movie buff, especially thrillers and horrors, and one of my favorite movie

The monsters of today are not literal monsters. They aren’t dragons, vampires, or werewolves; they don’t creep, or crawl, or howl in the night. Today’s biggest monsters are not even tangible things. The monsters that we face today are the things we become when we allow the worst in us to gain control, the manifestations of the most appalling side of humanity. Every person on earth has an inkling of darkness, a hint of monster that lives in each of us. We all have a voice in our head telling us to

The film Scream1996 directed by Wes Craven is one of the thriller/horror films which boosted the horror franchise. The film gets the viewer’s in a state of fear throughout the movie, with jump scares and mystery! scream is an amazing film, one of the best old horrors that were made, because not only does it leave you trembling with fear when the killer strikes, but it includes, comedy and mystery, therefore making the viewer’s think about who the killer is? Towards the end of the film, it builds

In Robert Zemeck’s 2000’s film What Lies Beneath, he shows the significance of camera angles, scores, and special effects. These all help establish boundaries and moods that are set throughout the movie without Robert verbally stating them. Also, they make the scene more realistic to see the movie a different view makes for a much different prospective. As well as decreasing the sense of knowing what will happen next. In Roberts film What Lies Beneath, he is also able to frighten his audience with

Picture this: you are walking out of the movie theater on a foggy night you have just seen a chill packed horror movie that haunts your mind and fills it with fear. You simply dismiss it as just a story it calms you down. but what if I told you that not might be the case it might be reality! I'm sure every one of you has been to a museum, history, science, Aquariums or zoos most of you have that one exhibit that intrigues You you always love staring at it, mine happens to be a fez that universal

Ouija is a horror film that is based in 1967 in Los Angeles. Ouija copies other horror films for example, The Conjuring and Annabelle based around the exact same time period and demonstrates alike characteristics which goes hand in hand with genre cliches based on sounds and actors. Ouija was stuffed with horrible movie recipes which made Ouija be a little dull. What was scary during the beginning wasn't scary anymore by the end of movie. Reviews for Ouija were not great, Rotten Tomatoes gave Ouija

The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that succeeded the beginning of the French Revolution; it was caused by conflict between two rival political parties, and tens of thousands were executed by guillotine on account of being ‘enemies of the revolution’. The French Revolution started with the storming of the Bastille, and since then the government had been in a state of constant turmoil. Civil war broke out in multiple regions and various foreign countries started attacking France on all sides;

major reason given by the author and that was logically supported by him was their urge to express of pacifying their certain innate yet less appreciated emotions such as fear, aggression, pessimism and anarchy. As these anti-civilized emotions are against the status quo of the society and not get proper expression therefore people like to watch the horror movies. Besides this these horror movies, also bring some sort of recreation to the audiences, whether it includes enjoying the horrifying characters