The history of the horror genre spans from 1890 to present day. Early European films from 1890-1930 had low budgets and introduced vampire films. The Wall Street crash of 1929 halted film production worldwide. In the 1930s, Universal Studios created the gothic horror subgenre including Frankenstein and Dracula, while Warner Brothers made wax museums films. The 1940s-1950s saw many sequels and the introduction of alien films, while the 1950s brought color films and psychological thrillers. Modern horrors from the 1980s onward, such as Scream and Nightmare on Elm Street, have been remade and found great box office success with new technologies enabling more intense scares.

1. 4 History of the genre
BY Deepak Dosanjh

2. Definition
• HORROR
1) Intense feeling of fear and shock
2) Intense dismay
3) A thing causing fear
Oxford English Dictionary

3. European films (1890-1930)
• 1890 – Films were made with very low budget
and therefore the films weren't that good.
• 1922 – Vampire films were being produced in
Germany, this was new and vampires hadnt
been seen before
• 1929 – The wall street crash happened. This
stopped the production of all films around the
whole world.

4. 1930s Early Hollywood films
• 1930 – Universal studios created a sub genre
which was gothic horror, which consisted of
films such as Frankestein and Dracula.
• 1930 – Warner brothers began making wax
work and Gangster films.
• Lots of films that were being made contained
a serious element.
• 1931 – An irritation filter was used on the film
for a the very first time.

5. 1940s – 1950s
• 1940 – lots of sequels to horror films were
created.
• Early 1950 – Horror cinema production was
stopped in Hollywood after two decades
• 1950 – Alien films began being made.
• 1951 – Dracula was staged on the Broadway.

6. 1950s
• Mid 1950s – When horror films came to
Britain they were know as hammer horror.
• 1957 – The first horror colour film was created
which was called ‘The curse of Frankenstien.
• 1957 – Jack Dunure directed the film ‘Night of
the demon’ which was one of first
supernatural and psychological thriller.
• 1958- The film Dracula was modernised
where vampires had fangs.

7. 1960s
• 1960s - Hammer film became more and more
popular throughout the whole on Britain at
this time.
• 1960s - Hollywood began to create
psychological horrors.
• 1960s – Alfed Hitchcock directed the film
‘Pshcho’ is which he created lots of tension
and suspense without any blood and gore.

8. 1980s – 2000+
• 1980s – Films such as ‘Scream’ and ‘Nightmare on
elm street’
• 1990s – Japanese started to remake American
films.
• 2000 – American cinema saw old film remade.
• Cinemas now are making millions from creating
films such as ‘Paranormal Activity', 'Mama’ and
‘Sinster’. These modern horrors are more scary
compared to the old ones because of the
technologies we have today.