Horror Movies Essay Examples and Topics

Introduction In “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” essay 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…

A fear or paranoia of pain, vulnerability and death, the feeling that someone is watching you, the feeling that your life is in jeopardy. Aesthetic horror is the same feeling as horror but through what we see. It is similar to horror because it is…

Genre is the type or category of a media product. Each genre has its own set of codes and conventions that are recognisable to audiences. They are what place the product in that particular genre. Fowler argues that the audiences learn these conventions overtime through…

This post contains full spoilers for Silent Hill 2. If you have somehow still not played through it then rectify that immediately and then return here. October is here dear readers; the month that everyone’s minds begin drifting towards the slew of horror games on…

“It drives you crazy, doesn’t it? To be the smartest person in the room with no real power because of that smelly clam between your legs. ” (season 2, episode 2) This is arguably the best line in the whole season of American Horror Story:…

As a student, I have a small budget set aside to be used for entertainment purposes only. Most of the time, I buy tickets on half price Tuesdays offers and watch the new upcoming movies in the cineplex theatre that is a 10 minute walk…

The film, Eye contact, is an adequately produced horror film, and it deserves 4 out of five stars. The filmmaker wants you to experience the suspense happening in the film. It takes place on a deserted beach path and through the woods. The young female…

Chris Washington is an photographer, who plays the character of Rose’s boyfriend, agrees to meet her parents, spending the whole weekend at their home, for a time of bonding. While driving to the estate a deer had jumped out in front of their car, in…

Jennifer is the stereotypical popular high school girl who adores attention and flirts with everybody to boost her ego. She always is playing boys to have them wrapped around her finger in order for her to feel as if she has higher self esteem. The…

In 1978, Halloween, one of the most representative of slasher movies, directed by John Carpenter, was released to the public. Following its predecessors like Psycho (1960) and Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), the film adopted a method in presenting a man murderer as a stalker…

Stephen King is an American author popularly known for writing horror stories. He was born on twenty first September the year nineteen forty-seven and apart from horror, he writes other books including fantasy, fiction and suspense. His work has been sold in many places and…

The movie poster I have selected is from the film Insidious Chapter 2. The film’s releasedate was set for September 13th which fell on a Friday also cleverly referred to as Friday the 13th .The date serves multiple purposes when it comes to this poster….

If someone is asked the question, “What does a happy ending look like in a film?”, most would more than likely imagine bright colors, happy faces, and maybe even the usual cliché kiss. In the horror genre, when there is a happy ending, it would…

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…