Films

Psycho

 

Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is ranked one of the greatest films of all time. It is responsible for allowing more violence, sexuality and psychotic behaviour in American films, so we can thank it for allowing the horror films of today. The main point that this shows is the power that cinematography and soundtrack has on creating and eeire and suspense filled scene. If you watched a film on mute, or just with the dialogue, it would not be nearly as frightening.  

The Exorcist 




The Exorcist directed by William Friedkin, is another film that changed the way we look at the horror genre. It features child possession, and sparked a series of child possession films to be created in it's wake. To this day the film is still an important influence on popular culture, showing that if a film is moving and memorable enough it can stand the lest of time.

Gothika 




Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, Gothika is a supernatural horror film. It features psychiatrist Dr Miranda Grey, played by Halle Berry, who one day wakes up to find herself on the other side of the glass. The film has lots of psychological elements to it and shows how playing tricks on the mind is much more frightening than just plain out blood and gore.

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