The representation of women in horror In the 3 earlier films, "the bride of Frankenstein" (whale, 1933), "Dracula" (fisher, 1958) and "Psycho" (Hitchcock, 1960) the women are very stereotyped. The baroness in "the bride of Frankenstein" is a very feminine and passive ... . When she turns and sees Norman, Marion screams - this is a typical reaction. The female character in "Alien 3", although less stereotyped in appearance in comparison to the females in the other films, she still is second-class to men. She looks rugged and masculine, she is wearing combat gear and big boots, she is also wea...

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... monster to life in 1959, and then Stephen Sommers re-created the film in 1999. Both films obviously tell the classic story of the mummy and its curse, but several differences exist. Sommers takes a classic horror movie and molds into more of an action adventure movie with moments of suspense. The Fisher ... the classic mummy story. By today's standards if the film is not about a human psycho killer then it just isn't freighting enough to be considered a horror film. Today's world has realized that the real monsters of the world are human beings, so the make believe ones simply aren't sca...

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... the use of perspective shots, editing, and the positioning of the characters alerts and involves the viewers. It draws them in and inflicts on them a horror meant for Dracula's victims. It is through the brilliance of these directorial efforts that the actual revulsion of the scenes are hidden, while the audience is manipulated ... of Dracula's victims are in. It seems to be uncommon for the gore in a film to be hidden. The role that violence plays in most films is simply shown to arouse feelings of shock and terror throughout the audience. This fear is introduced using the gory scenes, ...

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