Horror Hybrids
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The document discusses horror subgenres and hybrid genres. It defines a subgenre as a category of works that forms a specific class within a larger genre. Some of the main horror subgenres mentioned are comedy horror, slasher films, supernatural horror films, and extraterrestrial horror films. It then defines a hybrid genre as a combination of two different genres, providing examples of horror-western and horror-sci-fi hybrids like Deadlands and Alien respectively.
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Georges Melies was the first to depict supernatural events in silent films in the 1890s. Universal Pictures began the classic Hollywood monster film series in the 1930s-1940s with films like Dracula and Frankenstein. The 1950s-1960s saw the genre shift tones and include threats of alien invasion and mutation from nuclear radiation. Stephen King books were adapted to film in the 1970s-1980s and slasher films became popular, while the 1990s saw more self-aware and parodic horror films like Scream. The 2000s had a resurgence of zombie films like 28 Days Later and remakes were common in the 2010s alongside a return of earlier subgenres.
Horror sub genres
This document outlines several common sub-genres of horror films. These include body horror, which focuses on graphic destruction or mutation of the human body; gothic horror, which blends horror and romance themes for a darkly mysterious tone; demonic horror, depicting the conflict between good and evil through demonic forces; and Japanese horror, emphasizing psychological tension and suspense through the use of ghosts. Other sub-genres discussed are Lovecraftian, monster, slasher, psychological, space goth, and supernatural horror. Each has distinguishing themes and conventions related to the type of fear or horror they aim to elicit from viewers.
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