Essays about: "horror"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 96 essays containing the word horror.

1. 1. “Whaddaya Mean Biblical?” Apocalypticism and Apocalypse in Ghostbusters (1984)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

   Author : Jack Roempke Andersson; [2024-03-06]
   Keywords : Ghostbusters; apocalypticism; intertextuality; exegesis; reception history; apocalyptic hermeneutic;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the sci-fi horror comedy film Ghostbusters (1984) from an exegetical perspective of reception history with a focus on questions of apocalypticism and apocalypse. This splits the study in two, with the first question being what the four ghostbusters of the movie mean when they talk about the end of the world in a biblical context: their apocalyptic hermeneutic. READ MORE

3. 2. EXTREME, SPECTACULAR AND HORRIFIC A qualitative film analysis of affective strategies in extreme horror via Terrifier 2

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Iris Landar Lygren; [2023-12-20]
   Keywords : Horror; film studies; spectatorship; extreme cinema; Terrifier 2; extreme horror;

   Abstract : During the year of 2022 the film Terrifier 2 was shown in theaters all over the western world. This film was not supported by any larger production companies, but was partly crowdfunded. The film combines elements from the 1980s slashers and the Extreme Cinema tradition and contains 2 hours and 18 minutes packed with gore. READ MORE

4. 3. Pursuits of the body: Sensory realities in Clive Barker’s The Hellbound Heart

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Rebecca Sonesson; [2023-07-07]
   Keywords : Horror; Clive Barker; gothic literature; The Hellbound Heart; literary studies; body horror; new materialism; splatterpunk; the weird;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how corporeality is represented within horror literature, and if the depicted corporeality can be read in a more material way rather than in a metaphorical way. By using the character of Frank from Clive Barker’s novel The Hellbound Heart, the relation between representations of corporeality and physical materiality is examined. READ MORE

5. 4. CURSED HORROR FILMS - A film analysis of ‘dangerous’ films within moving media

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Iris Landar Lygren; [2023-04-26]
   Keywords : Horror; film studies; spectatorship; moral panics;

   Abstract : Within the field of horror films there is a subcategory of films and videos revolving around fictional horror films claimed to be ‘dangerous’ to the public. These works often relate to discussions around moral panics and spectatorship as well as historical viewpoints on the horror genre. READ MORE

6. 5. The Woman, the Witch, and the Dancer. A comparative study of the representation of women in Suspiria (1977) and Suspiria (2018)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Jakob Olsson; [2023-03-20]
   Keywords : Horror; Suspiria; Dario Argento; Luca Guadagnino; Feminism;

   Abstract : This bachelor's thesis investigates how the representation of women differs between Dario Argento's Suspiria (1977) and Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake of the film by investigating the protagonist Suzy. Audience reception with focus on the female characters is taken into account in order to relate the films and their reception to the different historical climates of feminism. READ MORE