RD: Task 5: Horror Research Task

Reading source 1

1. In the late 60's/ early 70's women were repositioned in the horror genre. They we no longer seen as the weak characters they became able to defend themselves and seek out the antagonist and fight.
2. The conventions of the 'stalk and slash' subgenre of horror: Group of teenagers, use of drugs and alcohol, "masked killer".
3. Slasher and Stalker films are most commonly watch by teenage boys and young men because they enjoy the female nudity and the graphic violence shown.
4. The author of this article argues that theses types of film are significant because they have given birth to some very important film franchises and at the core of all these films it is a deeply moral tale.
5. The final girl is the sole female survivor of numerous Slasher films. The final girl is generically more intelligent than the rest of the group and much more "morally pure" than the others, giving her the ability to recognise the danger earlier. An example of a final girl is Clover in "Her body, Himself".

Slasher Film-Friday the 13th

Stalker Film- One Hour Photo

Final Girl

 

 

 



Reading Source 2

 

1. Stories that aim to scare are so popular because cultures create and ascribe meaning to monsters, endowing them with characteristics derived from their most deep-seated fears and taboos.
2. A study of horror monsters can give an insight into the anxieties and concerns of the contemporary culture.
3. Nosferatu (1922), one of the earliest horror films use the vampires as a metaphor for the Germans in WW1.
4. Horror is still popular with audiences today because it has the ability to adapt and change to the preferences of each generation.

Horror Monster