The A to Z of Horror Cinema

the long version

Horror is one of the most enduring and controversial of all cinematicgenres. Horror films range from the subtle and the poetic to thegraphic and the gory but what links them all is their ability tofrighten, disturb, shock, provoke, delight, irritate, amuse, and bemuseaudiences. Horror's capacity to serve as an outlet to capture thechanging patterns of our fears and anxieties has ensured not only itsnotoriety but also its long-term survival and its internationalpopularity. Above all.