The document analyzes how settings are used in psychological horror films to manipulate audience feelings. In Psycho, the isolated house far from help gives the sense no one can assist. The tall stature of the house in Psycho and large, isolated house in The Woman in Black make audiences feel small and vulnerable. The rundown, shrub-covered house in The Woman in Black questions why it's abandoned and alone with no neighbors to aid. Thin corridors in The Hostel induce claustrophobia, trapping panic in audiences unable to escape.

1. SETTING ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HORRORS
BY LOUIISE PITT

2. PSYCHO (1960)
Here we see the setting of the Alfred Hitchcock film
“psycho”. The house seems isolated, this gives the
audience the feeling that they're far from help.
The house is very tall, this makes the audience feel
as though they are belittled and vulnerable.

3. WOMAN IN BLACK (2012)
 The colours of the house imply danger, death and evil.
Its also a very big house which makes us feel
unimportant and vulnerable. The fact that the house is
completely overcome with shrubbery implies that no
one ever visits it and makes the audience question why
this could be. The fact that there is no surrounding
buildings makes it feel isolated and like there will be no
possibility of help.

4. THE HOSTEL (2005)
 From this picture we can see that the corridors are very
thin, this creates a claustrophobic feel, it makes us feel as
if were trapped. It makes the audience panic slightly as
there doesn't seem to be anywhere to escape to yet again
making the audience feel trapped and unsafe.