Films such as "Black Christmas" (1974) and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974) were revolutionary for the horror genre however it was not until 1978 that the slasher film confirmed its popularity within horror. ... Audiences were more interested in realistic horror films and the sixties brought forward the revolutionary film "Psycho" (1960). This film is considered the first "slasher" film in the sub-genre of Horror. ... However it did set a precedent for the 1970's horror film. ... One of the reasons the horror film has become popular is due to its predictability. ...

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Horror films have specific genre conventions that distinctly categorize them into the horror genre. ... Thus the survivor in a horror film, which is found in the majority of films, is left to "confront his or her own fallibility, vulnerability, and culpability as an aspect of confronting the horror object" (Kawin 237). ... In the classical horror conventions, certain aspects are usually expressed throughout the films. ... The second focus in classical horror films is the tendency towards violence to conquer intelligence. ... These are the basic conventions of classical horror, but some hav...

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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. ... 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 white helping to add to the eerie atmosphere it emulates. Presenting the film in black and white emphasis's the horror genres first appearance as well as setting the events in a simple, un-complicated style where shadows are emphasized due to the lack of colour. Psycho on the oth...

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With reference to a nightmare on elm street and scream discuss Wes craven's use of generic conventions Wes craven has made many successful horror films although his most famous ones are a Nightmare On Elm Street, which he made a sequel to called Wes Cravens the New Nightmare which is much better than the other sequels but not as good as the original In 1996 he finished scream, which is also a very successful film and like a Nightmare On Elm Street it spurred on sequels although craven directed all the Scream Trilogy he only directed two of the seven, nightmare on elm streets. ... B...

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