The Evolution of Horror Movies

Horror movies have changed a lot over the years. In 1996, Scream became popular by being both funny and scary. It had characters who knew all about horror movie rules. For example, the character Randy talks about how to survive in a horror movie by stating to always look behind you. While he was screaming this, Ghostface was right behind him. This was new because the movie was making fun of other horror films while still being scary. In 2013, The Conjuring used real ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren as main characters. With this, the scary parts felt more real to viewers. Additionally, around the same time, horror movies started talking about bigger problems in the world. The Purge, one of my favorite movies from 2013, included a night when all crimes were allowed. The film shows scary masked people doing bad and illegal things, which causes people to think about violence in society.

Even old horror movie classics got revived, like when a new Halloween came out in 2018. It focused on how the main character, Laurie, was still scared after many years. This shows how fear can affect someone for a long time. Furthermore, A Quiet Place, in 2018, did something really different by making a movie where being noisy could get you killed. There's a scene where someone steps on a nail and has to stay quiet. This was a great way to make viewers feel scared and tense the same way the characters did. All of these movies show how horror keeps changing. Sometimes by making jokes out of it, sometimes by talking about serious issues, and sometimes by coming up with new ideas not seen before. Horror movies keep finding ways to be scary and exciting for people who watch them.