My favourite genre of Film is Horror. The horror genre is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle their readers or viewers. Examples of horror films which do each of these. I love horror because it gets me involved in the story and situation of the film more so than other genres. This is done through the use of slow suspense to keep me on the edge of my seat or a rapid pace to keep me on a rollercoaster like ride. What I also love about horror is its ability to mix with other genres successfully , in example one of the most popular sci fi and horror films is Alien which allows the genres to compliment eachother perfectly. The tagine alone " they can't hear you scream in space " perfectly defines the blend of horror and science fiction as screaming is associated with a horror film and the setting of space is associated with science fiction. Other genre cross overs such as Shaun of the dead ( Comedy-Horror) and The silence of the lambs ( Thriller-Horror) are amongst my other favourite horror films.
A horror film I have recently watched which I would recommend to my readers is ' The Neon Demon ' released just this week. The Neon demon is a blend of Psychological horror , Drama and Science fiction in lesser part. The film follows Jesse played by Elle Fanning who moves to Los Angeles just after her 16th birthday to launch a career as a model. Jesse soon faces the wrath of ruthless vixens who despise her fresh-faced beauty as well as her seedy motel manager and a creepy photographer. The films content is extremely graphic in comparison with the plot provided and deals with Cannibalism, rape and Necrophilia. These subjects have not been dealt with in recent horror films which is another reason I would recommend this film as although being modern in style and substance it contains classic traits of old school horror films which havnt been seen in years.
