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The first horror film- "Le Manoir Du Diable"
In 1896, film maker; George Melies created a two minute horror movie, "Le Manoir Du Diable" translated to "The Devil's Castle". This was the first horror film, creating a convention for the genre. Such as a demon figure. -
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Literary Establishment in the genre
The first real evolution of the Horror genre included the addition of the literary genre. With such author as Edgar Alan Poe's books becoming films. -
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Horror iconography
Horror films tend to include conventional elements of which the audience is scared of. Such as demon exorcism and monsters like Frankenstein and what not. There tends to be a protagonist who has to fight off an underdog situation of demonic figures. -
The Sealed Room
Edgar Alan Poe's book; The Sealed Room was released as a film -
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Gothic Series
During the 1930's the Gothic convention really hit off by Universal studios. Such greats as Frankenstein was released(1931). Adding further to the evolution of horror films. -
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Sub Genres
The transition from Gothic to Contemporary concerns meant the addition of subgenres such as; Demonic and Doomsday films aswell as the supernatural convention beginning to form. -
First coloured 3D Horror Film
House of Wax was the first horror film to be shown in 3D and colour. Two days after the first 3D black and white horror movie, Man in the Black. -
Horror films of the twenty first century
Horror films have gone for a less iconic view and more of a dark genre of horror. Meaning that horror has evolved from monsters to demonic to supernatural to now which is more of a religious aspect such as the "Exorcist".
