2. Country of Origin: Japan
Director: Hideo Nakata
Writer: Hiroshi Takahashi
Release Date: August 18th 2000
Budget: $1,200,000
Runtime: 96 minutes
Reiko Asakawa is researching into a
'Cursed Video' interviewing teenagers
about it. When her niece Tomoko dies
of 'sudden heart failure' with an
unnaturally horrified expression on
her face, Reiko investigates. She
finds out that some of Tomoko's
friends, who had been on a holiday
with her the week before, had died
on exactly the same night at the
exact same time in the exact same
way.
3. Country of Origin: Japan
Director: Tom Holland
Writer: Don Mancini
Release Date: June 2nd 1989
Budget: $9,000,000
Runtime: 87 minutes
When Charles Lee Ray needs to get
quick escape from cop, Mike Norris,
he takes his soul and buries it into
playful, seemingly good guy doll
Chucky. Little does he know a little
boy by the name of Andy Barclay will
be the new owner of him soon-to-
come. Charles confides in Andy while
he commits numerous murders. Once
the adults catch up to Andy's story as
truth, it's too late.
4. Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Joseph Stefano
Release Date: August 20th 1960
Budget: $806,947
Runtime: 109 minutes
Phoenix office worker Marion Crane is fed
up with the way life has treated her. One
Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by
her employer. Seeing the opportunity to
take the money and start a new life, Marion
leaves town and heads towards Sam's
California store. Tired after the long drive
and caught in a storm, she gets off the main
highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The
motel is managed by a quiet young man
called Norman who seems to be dominated
by his mother
5. Country of Origin: USA
Director: Wes Craven
Writer: Wes Craven
Release Date: November 16th 1984
Budget: $1,800,000
Runtime: 91 minutes
On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson and a
group of her friends including Tina Gray,
Rod Lane and Glen Lantz are being
tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams
named Freddy Krueger. Nancy must think
quickly, as Freddy tries to pick off his
victims one by one. When he has you in your
sleep, who is there to save you?
6. Country of Origin: USA
Director: Tom Six
Writer: Tom Six
Release Date: October 9th 2011
Budget: (Unknown)
Runtime: 96 minutes
Martin is a mentally disturbed loner who
lives with his mother in a bleak housing
project. To escape his dreary
existence, Martin loses himself in the
fantasy world of the first Human Centipede
movie, fetishizing the meticulous surgical
skills of the gifted Dr. Heiter, whose
knowledge of the human gastrointestinal
system inspires Martin to attempt the
unthinkable.
7. Reception Theory: Reception Theory Star Theory: Star theory, is basically the
is basically how a film is perceived. A theory that the bigger a star is, the more
different meaning is created by every successful the movie would be. In horror, for
different viewer as they watch and example, Robert Englund and Anthony
process the movie. In short, reception Hopkins who, respectively play Freddy
theory places the viewer in context, Krueger and Anthony Hopkins. Both actors
taking into account all of the various have played horror characters in massive
factors that might influence how she series’ of movies. A bigger well known actor
or he will read and create meaning will attract a bigger and wider audience,
from the text. some actors are famous for being horror
victims and killers.
