Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Why Horror Movies Still Grip the Viewers?

The roots of horror genre dates back to the days of film making itself. In 1896, Georges Melies with his Le Manoir du diable (The House of the Devil) became the first filmmaker to have made a horror film. Horror films typically incorporate elements of fantasy, science fiction, black comedy and thrillers. 

Watching horror movies evoke dark feelings of thrill, shock and suspense.  In its early phase horror films were inspired by popular characters in classic literature such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, and The Phantom of the Opera. Changes in technology made its impact on the texture of horror films. They bid adieu to Gothic element and embraced science fiction in a big way. 

Appeal

According to psychologists, horror movies address the crass instincts with their gore, frightening monsters, dollops of insanity and the supernatural. Enjoying an avid fan following, horror films make good money at the box office.

In the view of Jeffrey Goldstein, a professor in social psychology, “People watch horror movies because they like to be frightened”.  He argues that the audience enjoys the adrenaline rush, the distraction it provides from mundane life and the voyeuristic opportunity to watch the horrific from a safe distance.

Classic Horror Films

In the 1950, the new trends were signified by The Thing from Another World and Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers. They conveyed the paranoia without resorting to direct exploitation of the events of the day.

Today the the horror genre has come of age. The imprints of masters such as George Romero, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, John Landis and Frank Darabont have contributed to its growth and innovation.

The last few decades also saw many average, mediocre and good horror films making  their calibrated presence. Horror movies such as Drag Me to Hell, Zombieland, The House of the Devil, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, Twilight series, 30 Days of Night, Daybreakers, Thirst and Let the Right One continue really enriched the genre in many ways.

In the new millennium, the year 2005 was a watershed; it showed an overdose of creativity with the likes of The Blair Witch Project and The Sixth Sense enjoying super acclaim and success. The Silence of the Lambs, Seven, Interview with the Vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Vampire in Brooklyn succeeded in showcasing newer facets of horror.

The piece cannot be concluded without a tribute to the stupendous success of horror flick Paranormal Activity which brought many laurels to its unknown filmmaker who made a record with its lowest  ever production cost ($15,000) and an exciting box office collection of more than $85 million.  The arrival of horror movies online is giving an extra boost to the genre. It is true that horror movies have many strange ways!


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