Essays on Horror Movies

Compare/Contrast: Psycho and Santa Sangre Throughout cinematic history, the horror genre has generally been well-received by audiences. Furthermore, in recent decades, psychological horror films, derived from the traditional horror genre where the “monster” has an actual physical body, have also been gradually popularized. In these…

American Pyscho (Harron, 2000) is a 2000 film starring Christian Bale. The film focuses on a young Wall Street investment banker, Patrick Bateman and is set in New York in the 1980s. It highlights the subculture of young Wall Street professionals and explores the themes…

Viewed as a great post-911 horror film Drew Goddard’s Cloverfield (2008) is a great representation of what horror films became post the September 11th attacks from 2001. The film contains scenes similar to those taken place during the 9/11 attacks, where two planes crashed the…

In “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” Stephen King claims that everyone has monstrous inclinations, and horror movies allow viewers to purge the negativity without consequence. According to King, everyone has internal dark desires that should not be acted upon. Rarely are these urges as awful…

Analysis of the horror film “Get Out” about Racial Discrimination, Slavery, and Stereotype The film “Get Out” is an American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele. The film is about a male black photographer, Chris, and her female white girlfriend, Rose is taking…