What is the meaning of horror movies?
Horror movies are a genre meant to physically present the things that scare us most. Everyone has different fears, and odds are there's a horror film that can exploit that fear to create something of a thrill for the viewer. There's the spiritual horror film that delves into the fear of the supernatural, of Satan, demons, and possession—like The Exorcist or Rosemary's Baby or The Conjuring. Something like this delves into the psyché of mankind as a whole, about our fear of uncertainty and how that relates to concepts of religion and manifestations of good and evil figures.Then there's films about fear of the unknown in another way, fear of others we don't understand or politics and beliefs that go against our own—seen in films like John Carpenter's The Thing, which was based on a previous movie that openly represented fear of communism, just as Invasion of the Body Snatchers does. These kinds of films often utilize aliens to represent the differentiation between what is "normal" and what is "wrong" or in other words what is being persecuted, often a peoples whose beliefs and political opinions rattle some cages.Then there's the kind of film that shows us the deepest, darkest aspects of ourselves, everything we can be capable of, to exploit our fear of that voice that whispers in your ear or the thought you would never tell anyone about. Think American Psycho, Hush, Silence of the Lambs, Psycho, all the slasher films you can think of. If there's anything that should scare a person, it's thinking about what the person who sits next to you on the bus or you casually see at work or who goes to the same restaurant as you one night might be capable of—or what you yourself could be capable of.That's the meaning of horror movies—to show us our worst fears and thrill us.
What is the name of this 80's horror movie? HELP!?
Your description reminds me of this film though I haven't seen it for more than 20 years: The Final Terror (1983) IMDB synopsis ***SPOILERS***: A group of forest rangers go camping in the woods, and trespass into an area where a backwoods mama likes to kill people who come onto her turf. This terrifying movie takes place out in the backwoods where a group of rangers go camping. When the young people begin disappearing one at a time, it is left up to the rest to defend themselves against this evil. With the killer disguised as the forest surroundings, one of their group held hostage, and a terrifying attack on their tour bus leaving it incapable of travel, they have to turn the tables on the killer. From an IMDB review: Admittedly, I did like the climax where the hag finally reveals herself only to be impaled on a row of spikes as the group watches in shock. Check out this cast: Lewis Smith~The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai; North & South Books 1 & 2; The Heavenly Kid Daryl Hannah~Blade Runner, Splash, Steel Magnolias, and much more John Friedrich~Thank God It's Friday!; The Thorn Birds; Almost Summer ~~ "The Final Terror" is the final work in his filmography though it's reported that he plans to return to acting. Rachel Ward~The Thorn Birds and Fortress Adrian Zmed~T.J. Hooker TV series; Grease 2; Bachelor Party Ernest Haden, Jr.~The Jeffersons TV series; White Men Can't Jump Mark Metcalf~Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series; Animal House; One Crazy Summer Joe Pantoliano~Murphy Brown TV series; Empire of the Sun; The Sopranos TV series
What is the best horror movie for deaf people?
Don’t BreatheIt’s a different kind of a horror film in which there is no presence of ghost or demon. It’s a blind man who turns out to be the nightmare for three friends who breaks into his house to rob but instead gets trapped inside by the blind man. The film, throughout, keeps you on the edge of your seat. It gives you goosebumps. Your reaction will be same if you watch this film in mute.
Horror movie where the director dies?
Could you be thinking of this? Masters of Horror "John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns" (originally aired November 2005 ias Episode 8 of Season 1) IMDb synopsis: The bankrupted owner of the movie theater Vogue, Kirby Sweetman (Norman Reedus), is hired by the eccentric private collector Mr. Bellinger (Udo Kier) to search and find the cursed horror movie "Le Fin Absolue du Monde". This film is considered lost and magic, and has been presented only once in the Sitges Festival, driving the audience insane and violent, causing bloodshed in the theater. The director, crew and everybody involved in its production also have died. Kirby owes $200,000 to his father-in-law, who blames Kirby for the death of his daughter, Annie, and accepts the assignment to pay his debt and for his own satisfaction. Bellinger shows him a souvenir from the film in his basement, a chained angel that had his wings torn off in the movie. Kirby travels to France to meet his contact and has glimpses of his beloved Annie, initiating his journey to hell. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~... Of course there might be a movie that has the scene you describe. I'll check around some more. "Masters of Horror" just popped into my mind immediately.
What is the horror movie Invasion all about?
hi i'm writing an paragraph about what the movie Invasionis all about, so please if anyone who has seen it or know what it's about, please tell me in a parahagraph, because i have to watch it for school, but i'm afraid of watching it i can't stand horror movies at all.. =/ so please
What is the problem with modern horror movies?
I went to a horror screenwriters workshop earlier this week, and what the professor had to say about horror as a genre really stuck with me.He said that most of the best horror films work because the characters have a story that would work if the horror element was omitted. That story doesn't have to necessarily be something we'd LIKE to watch, but it's presence means the character has a dynamic that is not generic or merely thrown in there, but part of what the character wants and is dealing with. I see evidence of us neglecting this in the genre with the "cabin in the woods" scenario, and with the way many films add a generic tragedy or pressure to a character's life in order for us to sympathize with them before shit starts going down.For instance, take out the Shark in JAWS and you have a story about a sheriff trying to fit into a community that doesn't accept him and the difficulty of that. Take out the Devil from the Exorcist and it's a movie about a mother who is trying to deal with her daughter's issues.The professor ALSO said that most really good modern horror films (he mentioned It Follows, and The Babadook) draw their horror not just from universal fears, but from modern society. I think there's really something to this, and also explains why the recycle of certain elements just comes off as generic rather than inspired. (Also why remakes are usually deemed lesser because they try to invoke nostalgia for fears that aren't considered as relevant)Lastly, and the thing that interested me the most, is that he said the closest genre to horror is COMEDY, because both are meant to elicit a specific response rather than just entertain us. I think there's something interesting to this, especially if we consider how so many modern "comedies" fail to seem original or funny just like many modern horror films are neither scary, by simply follow the bones of the genre by piling on blood and bodies.