Mar 09, 2009

Film Genre of the Day: Psychological horror

Categories:  Daily Advice

PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR - A subgenre of horror fiction that relies on character fears, guilt, beliefs, and emotional instability to build tension and further the plot. Psychological horror creates discomfort in the viewer by exposing common or universal psychological vulnerabilities and fears, most notably the shadowy parts of the self most people repress or deny. Popular examples of psychological horror films include The Sixth Sense and The Blair Witch Project.

By Alisha, InstantCast assistant editor

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4 Comments to “Film Genre of the Day: Psychological horror”

  1. gail King | March 9th, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    How about the Silence of the Lambs or Psycho?

  2. LadyD | March 10th, 2009 at 2:40 am

    In other words, “Psychological Horror” movies can have a twist to them.

  3. Emily Feliciano | March 10th, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    Psychological Horror movies are probably my favorite kinds of horror movie. Those are the movies you have a hard time forgetting-scary.

  4. Sarah mcilvride | March 18th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    i really enjoy this type of genre infact its my favorite as there is such a variety of movies that go with it.

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