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Art
Artists began painting images of the more darker side of human nature such as devils, demons and other evil creatures. -
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History of the horror genre
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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley wrote the famous novel 'Frankenstein' which was the first gothic horror masterpiece which lead to many horror stories. -
Ghost stories
Many ghost stories were written by Wilkie Collins and O. Henry. An example of one of Collins short novels was 'The Haunted Hotel'. Also Henry published a short story called 'The Furnished Room'. -
Dracula
Bram Stoker published his famous gothic vampire story 'Dracula'. It has spawned many theatrical, film and television interpretations. -
Horror films
Novels Frankenstein and Dracula are made into films. -
Invasion of the body snatchers
After war and more public interest in space and the development in space technology, sci fi type horror movies such as 'the invasion of the body snatchers' become popular. -
Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock's famous horror film 'Psycho' focused on psychological horror and introduced the 'slasher' subgenre. -
The Exorcist
During the 1970s, more horror films inlcuded the youth such as 'The Exorcist'. Films such as 'The Omen' included more demonic and satanic themes. -
Halloween
John Carpenter's 'Halloween' horror movie rebranded Hitchcock's slasher film for a more teenage audience and created the teen slasher subgenre. -
Video Nasties
There was a large amount of horrific and grotesque films which pushed the boundaries of decency, some examples include 'Video Nasties' and 'Fright Night' (1985). -
Scream
'Scream' the horror film was an example of a film that used existing horror conventions. -
Teen Slasher Movies
Teen slasher movies became popular such as 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'. The subgenre eventually became exhausted and became parodied by movies like 'Scary Movie'. -
Modern Horror
Satanic and demonic horror films have become popular again, there have been remakes of films such as 'The Exorcist', 'Insidious' and 'Annabelle'.
