Thursday, September 9, 2010

A Quick Look At Horror Movies

By Adriana Noton

The movie industry is thriving, and has been for decades. Movies provide us with a variety of emotions. Each person has a favorite type of movie that appeals to their particular needs. For instance, comedies are great for providing a much needed laugh. Action films are good for excitement and adrenaline. Of course, you also have horror movies.

In the horror genre you will find many different sub-genres, each offering the audience a different and specific set of thrills and chills. Within these genres, you will find movies that defined exactly what that genre should be. Although personal taste will differ from person to person, there are many movies that are universally respected for their impact on the industry.

One of the most popular types of horror films are known as "slasher" movies. In a typical slasher movie, a group of innocent individuals, often teenagers, are terrorized by some type of murderer. The murderer will often carry a knife or some other type of weapon with which they kill their victims. You will find great examples of this type in classic "Halloween" films and the more modern "Scream" franchise.

Horror films involving ghosts is also another huge area of the industry that focuses on spectral protagonists to drive the story to frightening places. Ghost have been a fascinating and frightening part of humanity for thousands of years, so it should come as no surprise that that subject has thrived in horror. As one of the most influential movies in the history of film, "The Shining, " is a highly recommended movie. Other popular ones include "Poltergeist" and "The Sixth Sense."

Another good source of thrilling excitement can be found in zombie films. Zombies are another popular aspect of our culture, and they have been for quite some time. Therefore, their success in film is inevitable. A zombie is a re-animated corpse of a dead person. They feed on the flesh of the living, and can be slow and lumbering or terrifyingly quick and rabid. These films also tend to approach and comment on a variety of social issues. This genre was essentially defined by the "Living Dead" series which was created by George Romero.

The horror industry is certainly not short on monsters. The monster sub-genre is filled with scary entities of all shapes and sizes. These powerful, yet sometimes misunderstood creatures have been scaring audiences for a long time. "Frankenstein" was one of the pioneering behemoths to terrorize viewers. Other great classic movie monsters come in the form of "The Mummy" and "The creature from the Black Lagoon." You can also find more modern chills within the "Alien" franchise.

An increasingly-popular sub-genre of horror is known as "possession films." A possession film essentially follows the plight of an individual that has become possessed by some type of demonic force. As one of the best examples of this type of film, "The Exorcist" is the cornerstone of not only possession films, but of horror films in general. "The Amityville Horror" series is another popular set of movies, while "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" is an interesting, more modern take on the genre.

Some horror movies serve a very specific purpose for viewers. It gives the viewer a steady dose of thrilling excitement that is both scary, yet entertaining. With so many sub-genres, and both classic and modern examples of those types of movies available, there will be a movie for everyone's taste. - 40726

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