Attributes of Successful Horror Films (Patreon)

Attributes of Successful Horror Films

This is a video essay concerning what attributes are found in horror films that succeed with the genre goal of scaring audiences. Donations and Merch: https://streamlabs.com/NeoCranium Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NeoCranium Discord: https://discord.gg/bUHV4bt Works Cited: Alien. Directed by Ridley Scott, performances by Tom Skeritt, Sigourney Weaver, and Veronica Cartwright, 20th Century Fox, 1979. Blair Witch Project, The. Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, performances by Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard, Artisan Entertainment, 1999. Blob, The. Directed by Chuck Russell, performances by Shawnee Smith, Kevin Dillon, and Donovan Leitch, TriStar Pictures, 1988. Conjuring 2, The. Directed by James Wan, performances by Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, and Frances O'Connor, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2016. Exorcist, The. Directed by William Friedkin, performances by Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, and Kitty Winn, Warner Bros., 1973. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. Directed by Rob Hedden, performances by Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, and Kelly Hu, Paramount Pictures, 1989. Green Room. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier, performances by Anton Yelchin, Patrick Steward, and Imogen Poots, A24, 2015. Halloween. Directed by John Carpenter, performances by Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, and Nancy Loomis, Compass International Pictures, 1978. Halloween (2018). Directed by David Gordon Green, performances by Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, and Andi Matichak, Universal Pictures, 2018. Haunting, The. Directed by Robert Wise, performances by Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, and Richard Johnson, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963. It. Directed by Andy Muschietti, performances by Jaeden Lieberher, Bill Skarsgård, and Jeremy Ray Taylor, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2017. It Follows. Directed by David Robert Mitchell, performances by Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, and Daniel Zovatto, RADiUS-TWC, 2015. mother! Directed by Darren Aronofsky, performances by Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, and Ed Harris, Paramount Pictures, 2017. Oculus. Directed by Mike Flanagan, performances by Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, and Rory Cochrane, Relativity Media, 2014. Shining, The. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, performances by Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Danny Lloyd, Warner Bros., 1980. Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The. Directed by Tobe Hooper, performances by Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, and Paul A. Partain, Bryanston Distributing Company, 1974. Thing, The. Directed by John Carpenter, performances by Kurt Russell, Willford Brimley, and T.K. Carter, Universal Pictures, 1982.