| From time to time, we see so many horror | | | | Myers) , Friday the 13th, Scream in the 80's and |
| movies come and go. Spooky, haunted houses, | | | | 90's and so on. Omen is a bonechillin' movie that |
| serial killers, slashers, maniacs, mentals, satanic and | | | | can still give you nightmare even with today's |
| many others have been pictured in the movie. A | | | | technology of making movie.Simply unforgettable. |
| lot of sub genres, a lot of remakes, a lot of | | | | Amityville Horror, based on the true story was |
| variations, twist and all that can easily be found | | | | the first movie that took place in the actual |
| through the ages. Yeah, it's all true. But have we | | | | location. The report said a lot of bizzare and |
| ever thought where it all came from? Or how | | | | dreadful things were experienced by cast and |
| does the horror movies genre change from time | | | | crew in location. |
| to time? | | | | The 80's |
| For you who share the same passion about | | | | Freddie Kruger |
| horror movies, and want to know the road that | | | | This is the decade of madness. All gory stuff |
| have been travelled by Horror movies, allow me | | | | were shown sadistically for viewing. cutted off |
| to have the honor to be your guide. Buckle up, | | | | body parts were seen everywhere. Nightmare on |
| here we go. | | | | Elm Street that launched Freddy Krueger to |
| Where It All Began | | | | horror hall of fame, and Jason Voorheyes slashing |
| The year was 1922, place: German. I can say that | | | | games in Friday the 13th are one of the example. |
| it was the birth of horror movies. W Murnau | | | | These two had some of their sequels during 80s, |
| started the terror and fear thru Nosferatu, | | | | together with 3 of Halloweens. And remember |
| nosferatuthe story about bloodsucking vampire. It | | | | how Italian horror movies that have a very sick |
| wasn't the first vampire movie, as in 1896 | | | | super bloody vision? Count Romero and Argento |
| Georges Melies made Le Castle Du Diable, but | | | | for this category. This is also the era where |
| Nosferatu was the first movie where we saw | | | | horror expanded to tv. |
| vampire destroyed by sunlight. This one boasted | | | | The 90's |
| remarkable animalistic makeup that has not been | | | | Funny thing happened in 90s. There's a tendency |
| replicated, even with modern technology. Dozens | | | | of self defense and self actualization by horror |
| of vampire movies followed after that. In 1931 | | | | character on terror they have made to people. |
| Universal Studio launched 2 legendary horror | | | | For example Ghost, Bram Stocker's Dracula that |
| movies, Dracula with Bela Lugosi and Frankenstein | | | | told the story about Count Dracula's painful love |
| with Boris Karloff. Both of the movie became a | | | | to Mina, or Interview With Vampires that unlocked |
| classic and very successful. Boris Karloff even | | | | the mystery of vampire lives. Scream started a |
| became a legendary name in horror movies | | | | new genre, teen horror movies, |
| history. The Mummy (1932) a silent picture with | | | | slashing-serial-killer-who-did-it,which soon followed |
| horror icon Boris Karloff in the title role, remains a | | | | by I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban |
| classic, with unforgettable make-up and | | | | Legend, and some more. A note in 1999, an |
| atmosphere. In 1935, the sequel of Frankenstein, | | | | independent movie Blair Witch Project became a |
| The Bride Of Frankenstein was made.This isn't | | | | big phenomena,using a documentation technique |
| silent anymore. | | | | to give us fear,tense and mental disturbance. This |
| Psycho | | | | one inspired some other movies like St.Francisville |
| During 40's the world's on war, and it has changed | | | | Experiment, The Lamarie Project and tv series |
| the genre. Horror was almost forgotten as | | | | Freaky Links. |
| patriotic movies and war has taken the place. It | | | | 2000's |
| slowly raised again around 50's, where comedy | | | | Ringu |
| and musical movies ruled. There were good ones | | | | Still too early maybe to talk about horror movies |
| took place at this time, House of Wax is one of | | | | in 2000s, but looks like Hollywood has running out |
| the example. 1960 was the time for Hitchcock to | | | | of ideas. They are trying to widen up their view |
| make a memorable movie: Psycho. Too bad, this | | | | to see new ideas outside that can give new vision |
| is the only horror movie by Hitchcock, cuz then | | | | on the term of horror. The Ring, remake from |
| he made lots of suspence thriller goodies like Rear | | | | Japanese movie was their first success. Followed |
| Window, Vertigo,North by Northwest,Dial M For | | | | by The eye, and some other remakes from |
| Murder that kinda changed the genre again. And | | | | Asian cinemas. This decade seems being led by |
| remember, spaghetti western Movies in the late | | | | Japan and Korea, by making so many horror |
| 60's also had its moment. | | | | movies with lack of effects or gory blood but still |
| The 70's | | | | successfully tortured our feeling. They don't go |
| This is the most creative year of Horror | | | | with the Hollywood pattern, they just dig |
| movies.Unlike before, horror movies got big | | | | everything else that hasn't been touched yet. |
| exploration, where so many variation of story and | | | | Thailand is also emerging as a good horror maker. |
| evil came in. Note there were lots of controversy | | | | Indonesian movies too, with amusing number of |
| and protest happened here.The Exorcist (1973) | | | | horror movies every year. We also mark the |
| for example showed disgusting scenes that never | | | | decade 2000 for the decade of sequels and |
| been imagined before, like the green puke to the | | | | remakes too, such as Halloween H2O, Freddy vs |
| face transformed to evil. This movie was | | | | Jason, modern version of Bram Stocker's Dracula, |
| controversial when Catholic Church protested that | | | | Dracula 2001, Halloween Resurrection , The Texas |
| the demon cast-out in the movie was against the | | | | Chainsaw Massacre , House of The Dead, The |
| code of conduct. The shining, that based on | | | | Amityville Horror and so on. While the effort to |
| Stephen King's novel was one of the best one | | | | combine some genres and produce something |
| during 70's. Later on from this decade to 80s and | | | | new has still been going on. Saw for example, |
| 90s, lots of movies was made based on his scary | | | | combine the psycho thriller ala Hitchkock with |
| novel such as Carrie, Christine, Cujo, It, , Cat's | | | | slasher, sadistic, bloody and graphic scenes. My |
| Eye, Dream Catcher, are the example. Texas | | | | prediction? I think this decade will continue to do |
| Chainsaw Massacre (1974) was a low budget | | | | so. Hopefully in the next decade we will see some |
| movie that reached a great result. This one | | | | new approach, style and way to present horror |
| introduced "the slasher movie" to the world that | | | | movies. Let's wait and see where the horror |
| later followed by Halloween (say hi to Michael | | | | movies continue their path. |