MY FAVOURITE HORROR MOVIE

THE EXORCIST

After playing with an Ouija board Regan acts strangely such as making mysterious noises, constant bad language and abnormal strength. Regan also causes her bed to shake as well. Her mother, Chris, took her to the hospital and the doctors didn't see anything wrong with the girl.

One night Regan kills her babysitter and Chris's director Burke Dennings. His murder was investigated by a detective named William Kinderman. Her mother knew that Regan could be the one who killed them because she was alone in the house when that happened. After that a lot of strange things happened to Regan.

Finally her mother called Karras,a priest, and she told him all about her daughter. The priest said that Regan was possessed.

Since this point the priest Karras and another priest will try to do the exorcism.

We watched this film with friends in the night of Halloween. The people always said that this is the best terror movie and if you like scary movies, you have to see this film. Well, we were lucky and we were able to watch the movie on TV. And we can say that YES, this movie was really scary. We think that it is because the movie causes you anxiety and tension. And well in a lot of scenes, the movie was very hard. But I think that this is OK because is the objective.

COMIC RELIEF (the exorcist)

1. What is the comic relief?
Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.

2. Why is it often used in horror films?
Because when the work enters a dramatic moment, in a drama often used the relieve tension.

3. Do you remember laughing in horror films? Can you think of an example?
No. And my exemples are William Shakespeare deviated from the classical tradition and used comic relief in Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and Juliet.

SUSPENSE (Psycho)

1. Who's the director of this movie Psycho?
The director of this movie is Alfred Hitchcock.

2. What type of characters did he often use in horror films?
He often used psychopaths or sociopaths.

3. What technique did he use with the camera?
Used the technique of shooting from the killer’s point of view.

THE GOTHIC NOVEL (the first horror)

* Who invented the G.N.?
Horace Walpole invented the G.N.

* What was the first G.N.?
The first G.N. was The Castle of Otranto

* When was it first published?
The first G.N. was published in 1764.

* Wich basic elements of horror didn't you include on your list?
1. Setting in a castle
7. Women in distress.
8. Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male.