Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Horror research; hybrids


Defining a film as horror is not so simple not only is the genre an umbrella for a range of themes and sub-genres but the genre can be hybridised. Some hybrid horror films would seem extremely unconventional such as comedic-horror two genres which appear to be opposite but if done well has been proven to be a successful match. Examples of comedy-horror films would be the Scary Movie films and Shaun of the Dead. These films allow for a joke and tend to amplify the conventions of a horror almost to mocking point.

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