How much do you know about horror movies? Sure, there are the classics, put even more into the forefront of our cultural consciousness thanks to an ill-advised Dark Universe reboot. But the winding depth and specificity of horror, defining the fears of its people along geographic and cultural lines over time, makes it a difficult genre to definitely become an expert on.
Over time, religion fell in and out of fearful favor, supernatural elements became secondary to more realistic serial killers, and other niches emerged or were cut down. Simply knowing slashers or haunted house movies is just the tip of a gigantic, multi-faceted, and multicultural iceberg.
One Hundred Years of Cinema takes us decade by decade from the 1890s to now, tracking how we as people have changed (ok, not us specifically unless you are one of the ancient ones or a vampire) and how the movies highlighting our fears have adapted accordingly.
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10 Fun Horror Movies With Doomed YoungstersThis article is part of our ongoing series, 31 Days of Horror Lists.
Teenagers are obnoxious at the best of times, but in horror movies, they truly are insufferable twats who deserve to die. For the most part, all they …Read More
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