Research

Horror Film History

1896 – Le Manoir Du Diable (The House of the Devil)

                -The use of cut

                -Changing characters

                -Small, isolated location

1922 – Nosferatu

                -Dark lighting

                -Use of Shadow

                -Hunch-back man

                -Stairs

1931 – Frankenstein; Dracula                                                         GERMAN

                                                                                        Hollywood Remakes in the 1990's

1932 – The Mummy

1933 – King Kong

                -Male character always in control

                -Female character always needs saving

1950’s – 1970’s: The First Golden Age

1951 – The Thing from another World

1954 – The Creature from the Black Lagoon

1958 – Dracula           

1959 – The Mummy            Hammer Horror – British Remake

1960 – Psycho

               

-Introduces the idea of a serial killer and ‘slasher’ genre to an unsuspecting audience

1961 – Homicidal

1981 – Dawn of the Dead

               

-Zombie

-Problem Spreads

-Exploits the idea of a serial killer

-Serial killer that can’t be stopped