Why do we watch scary films
- For a physical response - thrill excitement
- need emotional stimulus
- test yourself - satisfaction
Glenn D Walters
What makes a film scary.
- tension - skill of film maker
- relevance
- unrealism
Aristole
Believed in Catharsis
We are attracted to violence and what scares us in order to purge negative emotions
Excitation Transfer Theory
Zolf Zillman
Negative feelings gained from watching scary imagery intensifies the positive feelings gained when good triumphs.
Thriller and Horror
Before I go to sleep
- Reality
- Threat is human
- Modern - contemporary
- Audience reaction
- Anticipated intrigue
- Tension
Women in Black
- Fantasy
- Supernatural
- Gothic
- Audience (physical response)
- Fear
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