Horror movies combine suspense, thrills, and different types of action to create a very specific effect. It is a very visceral form of storytelling. Whether a person enjoys horror movies or not, he or…
Kingman, Ariz., lies in the northwest corner of the state on Interstate 40. The city had a population of 27,521 in 2009, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The elevation of Kingman varies quite a…
Along with the abundance of horror films and their sequels are horror film parodies. From "Young Frankenstein" to "The Silence of the Hams" and the "Scary Movie" series, the horror genre is one of the…
Video game-based horror movies mostly fall in the survival horror sub-genre. The characters typically have to struggle to survive some powerful threat. Some of these movies manage to be faithful…
In the 2007 sci-fi horror movie "I Am Legend," Will Smith's character, Robert Neville, describes the philosophy of Bob Marley, saying "He believed that you could cure racism and hate...literally cure…
The implicit, and often explicit, intention of horror movies is to scare people. The fright engendered by horror movies can have residual psychological effects for years. Two studies, "Tales from the…
Horror movies are a staple of the medium , and while they rarely receive critical praise, many have been quite influential in the development of movies as an art form. Here's a passel of fun little…
Making films have always been an expensive venture--until recently. With the rapid advance in the technology of home video cameras and computers with inexpensive (some are pre-installed) editing…
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is a cult classic that still draws audiences to its midnight showings weekly across the country. It is a lot of fun to participate in, if you know what to do and what…
Sometimes there is nothing more enjoyable than curling up on a dark night with a warm blanket, plenty of snack foods and a collection of cheesy horror movies. Here is how to choose the worst of the…
Often used to define a form of dress or a lifestyle, horror punk began as a form of music that combines punk rock music with horror music style lyrics. Somewhere during the punk rock heyday of the…
Almost everyone watches the big blockbuster movies with the big budgets and huge stars, but sometimes a person can, through no fault of his own, watch a bad straight to DVD horror movie. These movies…
Horror movies are one of the few types of movies where dumb behavior is virtually assured. When characters are killed off in horror movies, they are usually doing stupid things. If you are a…
Horror movies are exciting and thrilling, but watching one late at night can mean many hours of tossing, turning and jumping. With these tips you will be able to fall asleep like a baby no matter how…
So your friends like horror movies, and they always drag you along for the adrenaline rush. Though you like them, for the most part, you want to stop jumping during every horror movie and embarrassing…
Just like the story, Alice In Wonderland, fantasy helps an audience escape "through the looking glass" into an alternate reality where they are likely to learn an objective lesson about their own…
While watching a movie the clothing that characters wear seems so normal for their persona that most audiences do not even notice them. However, these clothes were not just thrown together. They…
Horror movies play on one of our most basic emotions;fear. As adults, our fears tend to be rational rather than supernatural, but horror movies take us back to the time when our world wasn't ruled by…