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The Horror Genre

The Horror Genre. LearningObjective / Kaupapa: To make informed connections and comparisons that are different in time, culture and literary influence, exploring their influence on each other and on culture as appropriate. The Values are…….Respect and DIVERSITY The competency is……MANAGING SELF.

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The Horror Genre

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  1. The Horror Genre

  2. LearningObjective/Kaupapa:To make informed connections and comparisons that are different in time, culture and literary influence, exploring their influence on each other and on culture as appropriate.The Values are…….Respect and DIVERSITYThe competency is……MANAGING SELF Do Now/ NāMahi: Write down what the biggest changes to society in the last 100 years are.

  3. Changes • Increased Technology – Radio, TV, SFX, 3D, Computers, internet, travel etc • Increase in media and comms • Increased exposure to violence and graphic images. • Less innocent as children • More information availiable • Better education • Decrease in religion • Multiculturalism more common.

  4. How has our fear changed?

  5. LearningObjective/Kaupapa:To make informed connections and comparisons that are different in time, culture and literary influence, exploring their influence on each other and on culture as appropriate.The Values are…….Respect and DIVERSITYThe competency is……MANAGING SELF Do Now/ NāMahi: Write down all the horror films you know

  6. History of Horror • 1890s-George Melies’ ‘Monster Movies’ • 1922-German Vampire Flick. • 1930s-Gothic Horror from Universal Studio (Frankenstein, Dracula). • 1950-Alien Invasions (Body Snatchers, Thing from another World). • 1960s-Hammer Films

  7. History of Horror-1960-1970s • Late 1960s-Psychological Horror from Hitchcock (Psycho). Michael Powell’s ‘Peeping Tom’. • Late 60’s-70s-Occult horror (Rosemary’s Baby, Exorcist)-Walking Dead (Romero’s 1968 ‘Night of the Living Dead’. • 1970s-Gore fests such as Carpenter’s ‘Last House on the Left’, Tobe Hooper’s ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’

  8. History of Horror-Late 70s/80s • 1978-Carpenter’s tension filled Halloween. • Romero’s Zombie’s continued to shuffle along in ‘Dawn of the Dead’ and the ‘Day of the Dead’

  9. History of Horror-1990s • Post-modern, self aware horror from Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson (Scream Trilogy) • 1999-Blair Witch mockumentary. • Japanese Horror floods the market with ‘Ringu’, ‘Ju-On’ (The Grudge)

  10. History of Horror-2000+ • American remakes of Japanese Horror (Ring, Grudge, Dark Waters) • Revisiting of old villains in a new guise (Freddy V Jason, Halloween H2O, Alien V Predator).

  11. Pastiche/Parody/Comedy • What is the difference?

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