PDF-(BOOS)-Knowing Fear: Science, Knowledge and the Development of the Horror Genre

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Tracing the development of horror entertainment since the late 18th century this study argues that scientific discovery technological progress and knowledge in general

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Tracing the development of horror entertainment since the late 18th century this study argues that scientific discovery technological progress and knowledge in general have played an unparalleled role in influencing the evolution of horror Throughout its many subgenres biological horror cosmic horror and others and formats film literature comics horror records humanitys uneasy relationship with its own ability to reason understand and learn The text first outlines a loose framework defining several distinct periods in horror development then explores each period sequentially by looking at the scientific and cultural background of the period its expression in horror literature and its expression in horror visual and performing arts. Tutorial. Demonstrate in-depth and critical understanding of a media genre.. Medium = film. Genre = horror – prototypical genre. Sub-genres and hybrids = teen . slasher. ; thriller; torture-porn. Conventions (common features) = female victims, final girl, monstrous . How is the image connected to the Horror genre?. LO: can you identify the characteristics of the Horror genre?. C/W. 8. th. Sept.. Which cover is the best and why?. LO: can you identify the characteristics of the Horror genre?. Unit 25: Film Studies. Film Genre: Horror. Horror History. the . first horror films burrowed their ideas from gothic horror writers such as: Bram stoker and Edgar Allan Poe. . As cinema developed the horror genre grew larger, with the German expressionists bringing us the silent era (1920’s-1930’s), which brought Germany into the International film industry. Over the years we have seen monsters (vampires, werewolves, 1930’s-1940’s), murderers (Norman Bates, 1960’s), Ghosts and possession (The Exorcist, Poltergeist 1960’s-1970’s), Slashers (Freddy, Jason, Pinhead, 1980’s). . INTRO LECTURE. DePaul University – Brian Schrank, PhD. Stephen King’s hierarchy of emotion. “I recognize . terror. as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to . ”. -H.P Lovecraft. What is Horror?. Horror films aim to . trigger an . emotional . response . from . their audience. They do this by playing on the audience's most . primal fears. . They often have . And the roots of Horror. Fiction Genre . Evolves over History. 1. Prose . 2. Novel . 3. Romance. Gothic (Terror). *. Horror . (. Slasher. , . Psychological. ,. scifi. , fantasy). Prose vs. Poetry. Define- Non- . What Makes a Horror Film?. As with all . genres. the label is a loose generalisation designed to characterise . visual. or . thematic . elements that typify a product in the mind of the consumer. . and a little HORROR. Horror Definition. Horror films are unsettling movies that strive to elicit the emotions of fear, disgust and horror from . viewers. They startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the . Tutorial. Demonstrate in-depth and critical understanding of a media genre.. Medium = film. Genre = horror – prototypical genre. Sub-genres and hybrids = teen . slasher. ; thriller; torture-porn. Conventions (common features) = female victims, final girl, monstrous . Films. Poltergeist(1982). Directed by: . Tobe. Hooper. Written by: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Craig T. Nelson, . JoBeth. Williams, Beatrice Straight. Genre: . Horror/Thriller. Plot: . A . family’s home is haunted by a host of ghosts.. Sophia Rowland. March 2. , . 2016. COMP 585 Serious Games . What is horror? A Nietzschean approach. In the world are two opposing forces: the Apollonian and the Dionysian . The duality of the Apollonian and the Dionysian underline art and culture . Fiction Genre . Evolves over History. 1. Prose . 2. Novel . 3. Romance. Gothic (Terror). *. Horror . (. Slasher. , . Psychological. ,. scifi. , fantasy). Prose vs. Poetry. Define- Non- . rhyme . Poetry . Directed by: . Tobe. Hooper. Written by: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Craig T. Nelson, . JoBeth. Williams, Beatrice Straight. Genre: . Horror/Thriller. Plot: . A . family’s home is haunted by a host of ghosts.. “What is the horror genre?” Literary Criticism b y Sharon A. Russell Quick Question What do you associate with horror ? Video Clips Psycho (1960): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG3-GlvKPcg

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