What makes a really good horror movie? Reviews

So what does make a good horror movie? Well one person's opinion on the subject will probably differ from another. But there are a few ingredients that I think are essential. - A PLAY ON HUMAN FEARS If an audience can identify with something on screen that plays on their own fears then you've got half the job done. Almost ...

Ahh yes the horror genre. We either love it, or hate it. I personally love the horror genre and have seen my fair share of good horror movies and bad horror movies. I suppose the question I should be asking myself is why do I like them so much? Is it that I like to see people being ripped open and gutted? Do I like seeing people running for ...

The classic image many might have of a horror film would be the Hammer House type - chilling music to the sight of Christopher Lee draining the blood from his newest helpless victim, but thesedays there seems to be a whole range of sub-genres for Horror. Most popularly: Teen Horrors are generally gorefests, with either: a ...

What makes a really good horror film? Like with any other film the audience must be able to understand the story. The film should have original story and scenes in it to shock and scare. Not many films shock anymore. I am not surprised at this because horror genre is old as film making, well over a century old. Over the ...

Typical horror film requirements. Plenty of blood and loss of life Deranged killers Surprise element Good looking birds who can't act. Horror films are suppose to scare people. The genre though is so exposed, film makers have tried every trick to scare. Spinning heads, girls talking and looking like monsters, ...

Horror is a funny genre isn’t it? Well, for the most part, it isn’t…usually but then that’s the rub: why do we like horror movies at all? I mean, there’s usually an element of gore; there’s often a dose of terror and the whole exercise is designed to frighten the bejesus out of us. But why? Well, it appears that we react in the same way to a ...