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History of the horror film �The horror genre originally came from the Gothic literary tradition that developed primarily in European countries during the 17 th and 18 th centuries. Early stories emerged heavily from paganist and religious themes. The gothic horror actually included romance as well. �Nowadays the main focus is on demons, death etc. and the idea is to startle the audience.

Sub-Genres of the horror film �Cosmic Horror �Sci-fi Horror �Zombie �Clown � Action Horror �Body Horror �Comedy Horror �Psychological horror

Iconography of the horror film �Blood �Knifes/weapons �Dark �Moon �Animals (mainly wolves, spiders) �Demons �Ghosts

Actors/Directors associated with horror films �Directors�Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Alfred Hitchcock, George Romero, James Wan �Actors�Max Von Sydow, Bruce Campbell, Robert Englund, Sir Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi A.

Box Office – Top 10 films of the Genre � 1. It � 2. I am legend � 3. Jaws � 4. The Exorcist � 5. The nun � 6. Hannibal � 7. A quiet place � 8. It: Chapter 2 � 9. The conjuring � 10. The conjuring 2

Budgets – Top 10 films of the Genre �Van Helsing (2004) - $222 million �World War Z (2013) - $201 million �I am legend (2007) - $150 million �End of Days (1999) - $100 million �The wolfman (2010) - $164 million �What lies beneath (2000) - $160 million

Critically acclaimed films related to the genre � 1. Alien � 2. A nightmare on elm street � 3. The silence of the lambs � 4. Dawn of the dead � 5. Halloween �The shining �The fly �The texas chain saw massacre