The definition of horror is 'an intense feeling of fear, shock and disgust'. These three aspects are what make a horror trailer unique from all other genres and even the first horror trailers had them. Horror is known as an ancient art from spooky stories to terrifying myths. The audience who watches these films paid to witness and feel the fear from the film and are happy to do this. The genre of horror was always present but the movies didn't really start producing until the 1930's. This is when the film industry discovered the advent of sound and went under some changes for the better on the sound front for films in general. Horror films can cause mental paralysis by entering the minds of the viewers making them feel part of the film and so they feel the effects more than some other people. The plots of horror have always been based around death, mental illnesses and super-natural occurrences. These usually include one villain in particular that is to blame for everything.
The First Horror Film
As a silent and short film "Le Manoir du Diable" was directed by Gorges Melies from France. The entire film was 3 minutes long and was completely silent. It was a messy display of camera shots with some things that didn't make sense.
This short may have not been the best horror film ever made but it was the first of its kind revolutionising the film industry. Throughout the years other horror films were made, "Nosferatu". Up until the 1940's horror trailers were all very similar including vampires, beasts and other supernatural elements. However the director by the name of Alfred Hitchcock. This individual is the most famous individual to come out of the film industry specialisation in horror and psychological thrillers.
So How Many films did he produce in his 55 year career in the Hollywood film industry.
Alfred Hitchcock's film library set the bar for the directors that attempt horror trailer today. No matter how many horror and thriller that are produced none will be as iconic and a certain stable representation of a
thriller/horror film that Psycho directed by the man wonder himself.
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