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The horror film style has changed over time, but in 1996 Scream set off a " chain of copycats ", leading to a new variety of teenage, horror movies .< ref name = Stack > This new approach to horror films began to gradually earn more and more income as seen in the progress of Scream movies ; the first movie earned six million and the third movie earned one-hundred and one million.
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre writer / creator Kim Henkel cited " A Modest Proposal " as an influence in scripting his 2011 horror film " Boneboys ," directed by Duane Graves and Justin Meeks.
* A. D. ( film ), a 2010 animated zombie horror film
* Aberration ( film ), a horror movie
Army of Darkness, also titled Bruce Campbell vs Army of Darkness, Evil Dead III: Army of Darkness or just Evil Dead III, is a 1992 American comedy horror film directed by Sam Raimi.
Also from 1981 is the horror film Wolfen making use of the rubble of the Bronx as a home for werewolf type creatures.
In a career spanning over 40 years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films, including such box office successes as the horror film Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, and Mission: Impossible.
Following an endorsement by horror writer Stephen King, the film slowly began to receive distribution.
* Urban Legends: Bloody Mary, a 2005 horror film
* Bloody Mary ( film ), a 2006 horror film
* The Legend of Bloody Mary, a 2008 horror film
* Dead Mary, a 2007 horror film, called Bloody Mary in Japan
* Bloody Mary ( TV movie ), a 2002 horror television film
* Bloody Mary 3D, a 2011 horror film in 3D
* MARy, a 2008 horror film, aka Bloody Mary
Bride of the Monster is a 1955 sci-fi horror film starring Bela Lugosi, along with Tor Johnson, Tony McCoy and Loretta King Hadler.
Comedy horror is a type of horror film in which the usual dark themes are treated with a humorous approach.
Brooks ' style was generally slapstick and zany in nature, often parodying film styles and genres, including Universal horror films ( Young Frankenstein ), westerns ( Blazing Saddles ) and Hitchcock films ( High Anxiety ).
A new research by Benjamin Radford concluded that the description given by the original eyewitness in Puerto Rico, Madelyne Tolentino, was based on the creature Sil in the science-fiction horror film Species.
* Communion, a 1976 horror film ( also called Alice, Sweet Alice ) starring Brooke Shields
In addition to R-rated sex comedies and horror films, cheerleaders became a staple of the adult film industry, starting with Debbie Does Dallas ( 1978 ) and its four sequels.
* The Blood Spattered Bride ( La Novia Ensangrentada ) is a 1972 Spanish horror film written and directed by Vicente Aranda, is based on the text.
The film has reached cult status for its mix of horror, vampirism and seduction with lesbian overtones.
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Another style of comedy horror can also rely on over the top violence and gore such as in Dead Alive ( 1992 ), Evil Dead ( 1981 ), and Club Dread-such films are sometimes known as splatstick, a portmanteau of the words splatter and slapstick.
Invincible to human intervention, Satan became the villain in many horror films with a postmodern style and a dystopian worldview.
Still developing what would become their signature B movie – inspired style, later dubbed horror punk, they made their first appearance at CBGB in April 1977.
The film's plot, setting, and style echoes that of the Hammer Horror films, which had their own instantly recognizable style ( just as Universal Studios ' horror films did ), and is reminiscent of the Hammer production of The Revenge of Frankenstein starring Peter Cushing.
Critics saw the influence of the horror and science-fiction films of the 1950s in Romero's directorial style.
This new style and musical direction would later be described as the subgenre " horror punk ".
Musically the band are often recognized as the progenitors of the horror punk subgenre and have drawn from punk rock, heavy metal, and 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly to inform their style.
During this period their style was mostly referred to as horror punk or " goth-punk ".
Frontman Davey Havok was also acclaimed by Take Your Shot zine, as he " carried the flag for the horror punk style that the Misfits created in the 80s ," and " with his ongoing output throughout the years, Davey has become the ambassador of horror punk and has really helped this genre develop further ".
The Living End generally describe their style as " punkabilly " rather than psychobilly because they do not share the genre's fascination with horror imagery, though they do blend punk rock and rockabilly at fast tempos, use a double bass and share much the same fanbase as psychobilly.
While maintaining a horror style, the novel is more of an excursion into the realm of science fiction for King, as the residents of the Maine town of Haven gradually fall under the influence of a mysterious object buried in the woods.
" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell ( on Wyllis Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please ) and Maurice Tarplin ( on The Mysterious Traveler ).
The Silent Hill series, pictured above, introduced a psychological horror style to the genre.
Silent Hill in particular was praised for moving away from B movie horror elements to the psychological style seen in art house or Japanese horror films, due to the game's emphasis on a disturbing atmosphere rather than visceral horror.
Regardless, the genre's increased popularity led Western developers to incorporate horror elements into action games, rather than follow the Japanese survival style.
After moving to Tokyo in 1962 he developed his detailed horror manga style and has since published his comics in every genre from horror fiction to science fiction to humour.
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The persistent horror of having a malformed child has, I believe, been reduced, not because we have gained any control over this misfortune, but precisely because we have learned that we have so little control over it.
Evidence is plentiful that early and later also he has been indebted to the Gothic romancers, who deal in extravagant horror, to the symbolists writing at the end of the preceding century, and in particular to the stream-of-consciousness novelists, Henry James and James Joyce among them.
We now have not only what has been called over here the comedy of menace but we also have horror jokes, magazines known as Horror Comics, and sick comedians.
Inculcation of horror and anxiety, through widespread torture, massacre, genocide and similar coercive measures has happened frequently in human history.
In the first half of his career, he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction, although his work has since expanded beyond these genres.
Doom, a science fiction / horror themed video game, has a background which is given in the game's instruction manual ; the rest of the story is advanced with short messages displayed between each section of the game ( called episodes ), the action as the player character progresses through the levels, and some visual cues.
Dynamite Entertainment has an ongoing " Army of Darkness " series and several mini-series and cross-over mini-series, featuring horror characters such as Darkman, the Marvel Zombies and Herbert West.
Germany has recently experienced an influx of independent and underground films ( mostly pertaining to the horror genre ).
Throughout the evolution of goth subculture, classic romantic, gothic and horror literature has played a significant role.
A minimalist approach which was equal parts Val Lewton's theory of " less is more " ( usually employing the low-budget techniques utilized on The Blair Witch Project, 1999 ) has been evident, particularly in the emergence of Asian horror movies which have been remade into successful Americanized versions, such as The Ring ( 2002 ), and The Grudge ( 2004 ).
There has been a major return to the zombie genre in horror movies made after 2000.
The role of women and how women see themselves in the movie industry has been altered by the horror genre.
* Freya Stafford, actress who has appeared on TV programs such as Head Start and White Collar Blue and the 2010 horror film, The Clinic
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a genre of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, scare or startle viewers / readers by inducing feelings of horror and terror.
The genre has ancient origins which were reformulated in the eighteenth century as Gothic horror, with publication of the Castle of Otranto ( 1764 ) by Horace Walpole.
Supernatural horror has its roots in folklore and religious traditions, focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic and the principle of evil embodied in the Devil.
" Whereas terror is a feeling of dread that takes place before an event happens, horror is a feeling of revulsion or disgust after an event has happened.
It is one of only a few of Whale's films that has remained in the public eye and is regarded as a classic of the horror genre.
The scenario of an isolated motel being operated by a serial killer, whose guests subsequently become victims, has been exploited in a number of other horror films, notably Motel Hell ( 1980 ) and Mountaintop Motel Massacre ( 1986 ).
In a climactic battle, Blazkowicz destroys the three Dark Knights and Heinrich I, as SS chief Heinrich Himmler watches in horror, remarking afterwards " This American ... he has ruined everything ".
King has written two novels with acclaimed horror novelist Peter Straub: The Talisman and a sequel, Black House.
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