Notes from watching History of Horror documentary
- Horror cycles, gothic horror
- Literature, inspiration for lots of horror films
- German expressionism, The Cabinet of Dr Caligri, unique style
The Cabinet of Dr Caligri, German expressionism - Sound, Universal Pictures, Phantom of the Opera
- Universal gothic horror style, Dracula, Frankenstein
- Cat people, glimpse of psychological films for years to come
- Horror films popular with teens
- Pulp science fiction horror cycle, Godzilla 1954
- 1960, Pyscho starts to bring back horror
Psycho, 1960 - Hammer Gothic Horror Cycle, sex and gore used
- Slasher films, teen horror
- Friday the 13th, back yard formula to scare audiences
- 90s and modern horror, slasher films become comical
- New teen horror cycle, CGI effects brought in
- Torture porn, intense gore, grunge and violence
- Splatter films, Saw, Hostel, Blair witch project
- Zombies cycle, 28 days later
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| 28 days later, Zombie film |
After watching the documentary, I think the type of horror sequence I'd like to make is psychological as from the clips seen it appears that these types of film are more scary and play on the mind of the audience, whereas zombie and slasher films can look quite comical unless you have the right effects. Also psychological films tend to be shot in domestic areas which will be easier for us to find as a location to shoot in, the documentary picked up on this when it mentioned the 'back yard' formula, where films were shot in urban and domestic areas which unsettled the audiences as they imagined it to be in their own home or neighbourhood.
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