pop culture
Pop culture for horror junkies; all about the famous films, creepypasta tales, trends and tropes that bled from the fringes of fright into the macabre mainstream.
The Perfect Halloween Playlist
Halloween is a time for spooky costumes and delicious candy. It is also a time to party all night long! Now, if you're going to have a perfect party, then you need the best music. I've compiled a playlist that goes great with a Halloween theme. I got songs for dancing and songs for shaking you to the core. Let's trick or treat!
By Sarah Loyd5 years ago in Horror
A World at War and War of the Worlds
There can be an exhilaration in watching chaos unfold in front of you and disrupt the ordinary. This is why disaster movies have been exciting and why action movies place someone in the middle of the action. For over a century, the genre of invasion literature that began in comfort before World War I for a bored audience seeking a thrill has continued that trend. But that genre changes dramatically when an actual invasion and the feeling of being unsafe is still entirely too fresh in the collective minds of the population. The films Independence Day and War of the Worlds are two examples of invasion media but can be analyzed very differently in the context of the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001. These films came out in 1996 and 2005, respectively, and with only 9 years separating them, they show two vastly different Americas.
By Mercurii Retro5 years ago in Horror
Why I Can't Stand Psychological Horror
When you ask someone what some of the greatest hits of the horror genre of the last ten years have been, what titles do they tend to throw out? Most fellow movie critic and horror fan friends tend to say, The VVitch (2015), Hereditary (2018), Midsommer (2019), The Babadook (2014), Black Swan (2010), Get Out (2017), Ready Or Not (2019), It Follows (2014), The Lighthouse (2019) and The Purge (2013), as the best horror films of the last 10 years. Why? They’re more likely to hold these films in high esteem and appreciation for their acting, aesthetic establishment, beats, camera work, script, sound work, and the way all of those were put together to create the emotional tension, and deliver the terror in a way you don’t stop thinking about how powerless the characters were made to feel. And how you the viewer, were made to feel for days!
By Ben Jordan5 years ago in Horror
4 Lists of the best Horror Films
Horror is the only good genre. Supernatural, Sci-fi, Fantasy. I can close my eyes and click on any horror film and know, that I’d enjoy it. It might be bad, but that doesn’t stop me enjoying it. With one exception, body horror. It’s cheap, tacky and unless it’s overdoing the blood effects (Tarentino style) I ain’t impressed. Thanks I’ve seen house, and a dozen other hospital programs and I’m not impressed. I know what insides look like. Since I watch more horror than I should I've decided I'm the most qualified person to create a horror watch list for you to follow in your days leading up to Halloween. Feel free to pick and choose between the lists!
By Ceilana Second5 years ago in Horror
'Nothing Scares Me Anymore'
Blood, guts, demons, or ghosts, the content doesn't seem to matter. People can't enjoy horror films the way we once did. And it's our own fault. Thanks in part to social media, we experience a near-constant stimulation of the reward-center in our brains which could easily be a leading factor... BUT the causes might even be simpler than that. More often than not we're turning to streaming sites and their original shows for our horror fix, but we're still here, still craving shivers. With over-advertising from production companies, overwhelming music, and chaotic realities, humanity at large is unable to enjoy horror these days.
By Rachel LeCompte5 years ago in Horror
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
It's coming up on the forty year anniversary; with so many horror films/characters that have come and gone since then, in my opinion there is still none better than Freddy Krueger! Over the years I have very seldom come across a horror fan who didn't like NOES, but I've always wondered if they understood the subtleties of what made Freddy such a terrifying presence. What makes him so damn scary?
By Christopher M Fink5 years ago in Horror
Zombies
The term zombie comes from Haitian folklore, and a zombie is usually a dead body that has been reanimated by various methods, in most cases, magic is used. In modern times a resurrected dead body is often referred to as a zombie, but does not necessarily have to be resurrected using magic, zombies are most commonly found in the genres of horror and fantasy.
By Something Complicated5 years ago in Horror
The History on the Genre of Horror
When we hear the word horror, we automatically think of scary movies or playing a prank on your friends to scare them. We also think that horror is just a genre that is used in many fictional stories during a sleepover or a campout in the woods over a fire. However, what is the true meaning of the word horror and how do previous and current creators of horror stories try to get you to have goosebumps on your arms. The term horror means an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear (Dictionary). However, how has horror changed over the years and what was the difference between horror back then and now? We will be looking into three types or places where we will find horror: Literature, movies, and real life horror. I hope by the end of this essay, you will have a better understanding of the genre of horror and why we have it.
By Mia Ellison5 years ago in Horror
The Broad Creativity of Junji Ito
Junji Ito has entertained us with eerie ideas of the world around us to rethink what we never fathomed to fear. In the genre of horror, there are many ways to elaborate on some form of fear or terror. It can be simplistic with a rising tension that has you intrigued to find out more despite knowing it will be grotesque and grim.
By Samantha Parrish5 years ago in Horror
