A Comparison of Psycho and Halloween

Psycho has been described, as being the ‘father of the modern horror movie’ being the first film classed in the horror genre. In 1960 Hitchcock sparked off the stalk and slash genre that is so popular today, especially among teens. However Psycho was not primarily aimed at the teen generation unlike the many teen slasher movies such as Halloween that have dominated the movies screens with the same usual conventions that are now expected in all horrors.

Despite being released in 1960 the technology available at this time would of allowed Hitchcock to use colour in the film yet he chose black and w

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