Horror History of the Horror film The first

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History of the Horror film � The first depictions of the supernatural on screen appear in several of the short silent films created by Georges Méliès in the late 1890 s, the best known being the 3 -minute short film Le Manoir du Diable (1896), also known as The House of the devil. � In 1910, Edison Studios produced the first filmed version of Mary Shelley's classic gothic 1818 novel Frankenstein, the popular story of a scientist creating a hideous, sapient creature after a successful scientific experiment.

Sub-Genres of the Horror film � Action horror � Comedy horror � Horror adventure � Horror drama � Psychological horror � Science fiction � Slasher � Supernatural horror � Horror thriller � Gothic � Teen horror

Iconography of the Horror film

Actors/Directors associated with Horror films Directors: �Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho, 1960) �George Romero (Night of the living dead, 1968) �John carpenter (Halloween, 1979) �Dario argento (deep red, 1975) �Wes craven (scream, 1996) Actors: § § § § Max von Sydow (The exorcist, 1973) Robert Englund (A nightmare on elm street, 1985) Sir Christopher Lee (Horror of Dracula, 1958) Boris Karloff (Frankenstein, 1931) Vincent Price (house on haunted hill, 1959) Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween, 1978) Tobin Bell (Saw, 2004) Tony Todd (Candyman, 1993)

Box Office – Top 10 films of the Genre § § § § § IT ($327. 48 M) I Am Legend ($256. 39 M) The exorcist ($232. 91 M) World war Z ($202. 36 M) A Quiet Place ($188. 02 M) Get Out ($176. 04 M) What lies beneath ($151. 93 M) Gremlins ($148. 17 M) The Meg ($143. 01 M)

Budgets – Top 10 films of the Genre �Van Helsing (2004) - $160 million �World War Z (2013) - $190 million �I Am Legend (2007) - $150 million �End of Days (1999) - $100 million �The Wolfman (2010) - $150 million �What Lies Beneath (2000) - $100 million �Hollow Man (2000) - $95 million �Sphere (1998) - $80 million �Prometheus (2012) - $130 million �The Haunting (1999) - $80 million

Critically acclaimed examples �Alien (1979) �Psycho (1960) �The shining (1980) �The exorcist (1973)

Stretch and Challenge: Ideologies/Contexts �The main victim is often portrayed as a teenager, child or woman to give a sense of vulnerability and innocence because of the stereotypical idea that they are inferior. �The villain or killer is often portrayed by a man because of the stereotypical idea of ‘masculinity’ referring to power and dominance. �We are more scared of what we don't know, so often superstition is suggested without being visually shown to create a false sense of fear due to the viewer expecting the worst.