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In the film, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge”, directed by Jack Sholder, there are many connections that can be made between the film and Harry M. Benshoff’s article “The Monster and the Homosexual”. Throughout the film, horror is depicted through homoerotic subtext. Sholder mentions how a 1984 study categorized the fear ofContinue reading “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge”

In the film, Candyman, directed by Bernard Rose, there are many connections that can be made between the film and Robin R. Means Coleman’s article, “Studying Blacks and Horror Films”. Throughout the film, horror is depicted through the stereotyping of African Americans. Coleman says, “Blacks have a rather unique relationship with American film’s presentation ofContinue reading “Candyman”

In the film, The Babadook, directed by Jennifer Kent there are many connections that can be made between the film and David Skal’s article, “It’s Alive, I’m Afraid”. Throughout the film, horror is depicted through the presence of a monster. “All monsters are expressions or symbols of some kind of birth process, however distorted orContinue reading “The Babadook”

In the film, The Stepfather, directed by Joseph Ruben there are many connections that can be made between the film and Tony Williams’ article, “Trying to Survive on the Darker Side: 1980s Family Horror”. Throughout the film, horror is depicted through “a master-slave power relationship, one stemming from within the patriarchal family”. This meaning thatContinue reading “The Stepfather”

In the film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, directed by Tobe Hooper there are many connections that can be made between the film and Tony Williams’ article “Chain Saw Massacre: The Apocalyptic Dimension”. Throughout the film, the audience witnesses a terrifying version of an apocalyptic family. This type of horror associates fear with the audience’sContinue reading “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”

In the film, Carrie, directed by Brian De Palma there are many connections that can be made between the film and Shelley Stamp’s article, “Horror, Femininity, and Carrie’s Monstrous Puberty”. Throughout the film, horror is depicted through Melodramatic family drama. “…the eruption of violence and sexuality into the domestic sphere through supernatural forces that invadeContinue reading “Carrie”

In the film, The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin, there are many connections that can be made between the film and Barbara Creed’s article, “Horror and the Monstrous-Feminine: An Imaginary Abjection”. Throughout the film, Regan demonstrates many acts that would be considered abject, especially for a female girl her age. “All human societies have aContinue reading “The Exorcist”

In the film, Scream, directed by Wes Craven, there are many similarities to the classic slasher films that Clover talks about in her article, “Her Body, Himself”. What makes Scream different from the classic slasher films that Clover talks about is that the film is perceived by the audience to be both funny and scary.Continue reading “Scream”

It is clearly displayed to the audience how throughout the film, Halloween, directed by John Carpenter, that the film contains all the aspects of a slasher film. Some of the aspects being, a killer, a victim, a terrible place, and of course, a weapon. In Carol Clover’s article, “Her Body, Himself”, she talks about howContinue reading “Halloween”

Throughout the film, Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it is clear how sexual fantasies and the male gaze play a big role in films, especially horror films. In the article, “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”, by Laura Mulvey, “the fascination of film is reinforced by pre-existing patterns of fascination already at work within the individualContinue reading “Psycho”