Halifax Slasher

The TV and Film Industry’s Portrayal of Women has drastically affected many of their lives, much too often women compare themselves to the female images they see on television, film, and advertisings; at both the conscious and subconscious level, these media images of women lower self-esteem and affect behavior at every age and stage of life. We know they are unrealistic, yet they apply so much pressure on women to conform, and influence how we live, love, work and play. This gender role that society

8. Honeymoon - In this spooky film set on a secluded ranch where a newly married couple plan to enjoy their honeymoon, I bet this couple wishes they vacationed elsewhere! Oddly enough, the new bride begins to wander in the night while her new husband ponders what exactly is happening. Horror enthusiasts can expect a tense build-up and a fast-paced sequence of terrifying events in this adrenaline pumping horror thriller. This film is reminiscent of Invasion of the Body Snatchers with an effectively

Everyone watches movies, whether it be in a theater or just at home on your TV. The reason that most people think of is just simply for entertainment. The fact that there are so many different genres of movies makes it easy for us to bring out different emotions while watching them. Those rush of emotions are what keeps us entertained and coming back for more. Scary movies, in particular, is an example of this. Why is it that we watch scary movies so much to the point where we have nightmares or

Evaluation: Are you scared? Horror movies are widely known to both scare you and practically give you a heart attack. It gives you goosebumps and cold sweats. While these seem like negative effects of watching them, many still watch them religiously. The new movie IT grossed approximately $189, 400, 000 worldwide on its opening weekend (“IT”). When you divide this by the average ticket price of about $8.00, you find that about 21,895,954 people bought tickets and watched the horror remake over

When watching The Hateful Eight it’s clear that Quentin Tarantino was inspired by John Carpenter’s The Thing. There are quite a few subtle nods to the classic horror film as well as some not so subtle similarities. One could watch one right after the other and immediately see the similarities between the two films. While most people would not consider The Hateful Eight a horror film it takes the greatest horror aspects of The Thing and uses them to its advantage. Quentin Tarantino took quite a few

Alfred Hitchcock's intense, complex shocking thriller, Psycho (1960) is the "mother" of all advanced suspence movies, it bravely introduced a time of sub-par screen "slashers" with blood draining and realistic, stunning killings. While this was Hitchcock's first genuine horror movie, he was erroneously named as a horror film director from that point onward. The nightmarish, worrying film's subjects of corruptibility, confounded characters, voyeurism, human vulnerabilities and exploitation, the savage

The Movie Corpse Bride the audience knows its Tim Burtons work. The story is about when Victor (played by Johnny Depp) was going to marry Victoria (played by Emily Watson) but Victor didn’t know what to do and say when they were getting married. The wedding was off until he knew what to say. Right after he didn’t know what to say, he went to a graveyard to practice his proposal. He practiced and he put the ring on a stick. The stick came alive and a skeleton called Emily (played by Helena Carter)

The career I have chosen is a Special Effects Make-up Artist. A Special effects Make-up Artist can turn fantasy into reality just by using make-up and prosthetics. Whether it's creating bizarre creatures or making someone looks like they have a busted lip. Special Effects Make-up Artists are the reason you cringe while watching a horror movie because of how realistic the actors wounds look! I chose this career because when I watch a horror movie, I am never grossed out by the effects, I am always

In my opinion, the slasher film “Scream” is one of my favorite horror films of all time. While there are better ones out, Scream is still such a good movie. A lot of people consider this film to be more of a spoof of horror films, or a Parody like “Scary Movie”, but I still think it’s extremely effective. This is a story that really destroyed many of the usual clichés in typical horror films, and it had interesting characters which the audience could get behind and was just overall really fun to

The arguments presented in this book are clear and organized in a logical manner. Among the different writers whose works are featured in the book, they offer different examples to explore the genre of horror films from different perspectives. The writers also attempt to explain the how modern day horror film are related to certain themes of blood and gore, and the relationships between pornography and horror film among other things. I’m using this source as it relates to my research question regarding