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History of the Horror Genre By Isaac Randall – G321 Genre Research

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History of the Horror Genre

By Isaac Randall – G321 Genre Research

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The First Films

The history of film began in 1890, however these films were around a minute long and up until 1927 were produced without sound. This is referred to as the silent era.

The first ever film was by the Lumière Brothers in 1896. It features a train pulling into a station and passengers getting off. This was a huge breakthrough and would led the way to the modern film we know and love today.

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The First Horror Film

The first horror film was created in 1896 by French filmmaker Georges Melies, titled Le Manoir Du Diable (The Devil's Castle/The Haunted Castle. The film was about a flying bat, a cauldron and other things stereotypically linked to the supernatural and vampire films soon to come.

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Colour Film

The first colour film dates back to 1902 made by Edward Raymond Turner from London who patented his colour process in 1899. This footage features Mr Turners children playing with sunflowers.

Technicolour was invented in 1916, but perfected over many years after this. It was later known and celebrated for its saturated levels of color and was used when filming many famous films such as The wizard Of Oz.

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Horror 30s and 40s

During the 30s was when horror films began to form as we know them today. During the 30s many films were created full length and the invention of sound aided to make audiences shiver during screenings. During the 30s audiences saw classics like Dracula and Frankenstein come to life on screen.

During the 40s there were very few films created due to the war, however the ones that were focused on the more traditional monsters that we know today.

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Horror 50s and 60s

During the 50s many horror films were being made and the war being over gave companies time to do so. Many classics such as The Creature From The Black Lagoon and Invasion of The Body Snatchers were made, pulling more people towards the horror genre.

In 1960 Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was created, this was a breakthrough in the film industry and this psychological thriller shocked audiences and inspired many film makers to come away from the classic monsters we know and love.

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Horror 70s, 80s and 90s

During the 70s and 80s audiences can see classic films such as Alien, the Shinning and Jaws produced. We also see the use of special effects being used more often in film, making films more gory and fulfilling the needs of viewers craving more from the horror genre.

In the 90s films such as American Psycho and Silence of the Lambs were created. These were also very influential and inspired others to make films with similar characters, such as serial killers.

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Horror 2000s

In modern day horror films the story has become as realistic as possible, making the audience able to relate with character more. Many of today's horror films are aimed at teenagers, as this seems to be the main audience. Classic monsters such as Dracula and Frankenstein are no longer scary to modern audiences and many now feature little girls and hidden killers that play with their victims before killing them, like in the Saw series.