Associated Theorists
Carol Clover
Carol Clover is an American professor of Film. Her theory's are particularly famous world-wide.
She says that the killers in horror usually have childhood issues or are sexually disturbed. she also says that the female killers tend to suffer with gender confusion, an example of this is the mother in 'Friday the 13th'.
Clover believes in the theory of a 'final girl' who is using the last person alive and is ultimately the one who figures out or defeats the killer - sometimes being killed after. She is normally a virgin with a unisex name such as Max.
Clover also believes that horrors should be set in 'terrible places' such as decaying mansions or buildings because they not only physically terrible but they also have a historical background to them. An example of this is in the 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. Equally she says that at first the walls of a building seem to be a blockade between the victim and the killer, however it soon becomes clear that they are trapping the victim in so that the killer can get them.
After 1974 it is common place in horror for the victim to be locked somewhere whilst a soundtrack of a beating heart is played so that we can see the killer trying to gain there way into the building. This is usually shown through a point of view shot so that we can see the weapon penetrating.
Clover's theory says that guns should not be used in horror because they are a less personal way to die opposed to a death caused by a knife or other such weapon. She does, however, say that a gun can be used by the victim in an attempt to fight back but these should never work or their attempts should be unsuccessful.
Clover also states that in times gone by it should be a woman who died at the hands of the killer but nowadays it is much more common place for the victim to be a teenage girl. Most probably because of a change in audience.
Carol Clover is an American professor of Film. Her theory's are particularly famous world-wide.
She says that the killers in horror usually have childhood issues or are sexually disturbed. she also says that the female killers tend to suffer with gender confusion, an example of this is the mother in 'Friday the 13th'.
Clover believes in the theory of a 'final girl' who is using the last person alive and is ultimately the one who figures out or defeats the killer - sometimes being killed after. She is normally a virgin with a unisex name such as Max.
Clover also believes that horrors should be set in 'terrible places' such as decaying mansions or buildings because they not only physically terrible but they also have a historical background to them. An example of this is in the 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. Equally she says that at first the walls of a building seem to be a blockade between the victim and the killer, however it soon becomes clear that they are trapping the victim in so that the killer can get them.
After 1974 it is common place in horror for the victim to be locked somewhere whilst a soundtrack of a beating heart is played so that we can see the killer trying to gain there way into the building. This is usually shown through a point of view shot so that we can see the weapon penetrating.
Clover's theory says that guns should not be used in horror because they are a less personal way to die opposed to a death caused by a knife or other such weapon. She does, however, say that a gun can be used by the victim in an attempt to fight back but these should never work or their attempts should be unsuccessful.
Clover also states that in times gone by it should be a woman who died at the hands of the killer but nowadays it is much more common place for the victim to be a teenage girl. Most probably because of a change in audience.
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Dixon believed that men and women in horrors were supposed to be viewed as sights of activity rather than being viewed as characters. He believed this because in horror it is not the text that matters but the certainty that a character is going to die.
His book, 'A history of Horror', he talks about horror though the decades. It discusses the historical origins of famous characters such as Dracula. The book explores how the horror film fits into the Hollywood system, and how its huge success in Europe and America has over time globally expanded.
Dixon looks at the key periods in horror, like how the horror genre was established. He also mentions it falling into parody and then rising again to create whole new levels. It is the history of the horror film.
Dixon believed that men and women in horrors were supposed to be viewed as sights of activity rather than being viewed as characters. He believed this because in horror it is not the text that matters but the certainty that a character is going to die.
His book, 'A history of Horror', he talks about horror though the decades. It discusses the historical origins of famous characters such as Dracula. The book explores how the horror film fits into the Hollywood system, and how its huge success in Europe and America has over time globally expanded.
Dixon looks at the key periods in horror, like how the horror genre was established. He also mentions it falling into parody and then rising again to create whole new levels. It is the history of the horror film.
Wes Craven
Wes Craven is an American film director and producer best known for his horror creations such as A Nightmare on Elm Street. He has been particularly noted for the theory's that he uses in creating his horrors.
Wes Craven believes that horrors are more effective and less obvious if they take place in a stereotypical safe place therefore he chooses to set his horrors in places such as family homes, hospitals and schools - though they are usually secluded.
He also uses the theory that there is usually an absence of parents in the characters life and most certainly within the film. This is because the parents represent an added dimension of safety.
Wes Craven is an American film director and producer best known for his horror creations such as A Nightmare on Elm Street. He has been particularly noted for the theory's that he uses in creating his horrors.
Wes Craven believes that horrors are more effective and less obvious if they take place in a stereotypical safe place therefore he chooses to set his horrors in places such as family homes, hospitals and schools - though they are usually secluded.
He also uses the theory that there is usually an absence of parents in the characters life and most certainly within the film. This is because the parents represent an added dimension of safety.
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Kaminsky
Kaminsky believed that a weapon was a personal extension and so weapons such as knives are more likely to be used over weapons such as firearms.
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Kaminsky believed that a weapon was a personal extension and so weapons such as knives are more likely to be used over weapons such as firearms.
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