“Horror films are unsettling movies that strive to elicit the emotions of fear, disgust and horror from viewers.” – Wikipedia
Horror films are made to scare audiences, and this is often done through typical gruesome attacks and monsters: the genre often overlaps with fantasy, science-fiction or thriller.
According to the UK Film Council:
7% of all film releases in the UK last year were horror films
The 35 releases generated £66.7million in box office gross
The most popular horror film of 2009 was ‘Final Destination’ (Ellis 2009)
Horror films are more popular for male audiences; however elements of comedy would bring in a female audience, as would female characters.
British production companies that are famous for horror:
Hammer Films – Dracula (1958), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Amicus Films - Dr. Terrors House of Horrors (1964)
Tigon Films – Witch Finder General (1968)
This is a quote on why someone likes horror films:
“I think I like them for a number of reasons. First, they’re escapist. Because even though you read the news, and the news is bad, this [horror films] is not real, that lack of reality, it’s a kind of guilty pleasure. Then, the creativeness. I saw something about the ‘Saw’ movies and how they researched torture methods used during the Inquisition. I mean, how can anyone think of stuff like that?
Other reasons why people like horror films:
- They are willing to endure the terror in order to enjoy a euphoric sense of relief at the end.
- The person is not actually afraid, but excited by the movie.
- Watching scary/violent scenes provides a funnel for them to exorcise their own anger, animosity or other negative emotions.
- An appreciation for the FX artistry, monster design etc.
Sam: Keeps you excited and it's surprisingly quite socialable - people generally experience the same emotions so can relate to each other.
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