History of Horror film

1920's & 1930's

Nosferatu - Gothic Horror

Frankenstein - Sci-Fi Horror

Bride of Frankenstein - Sci-Fi Horror

The Mummy - Supernatural Horror

1940's

Due to the World War II, horror films had declined and the quality of them got worse, here are some examples:

Wolf Man - Natural Horror

Cat People - Mystery Horror

House of Dracula - Gothic Horror

House of Frankenstein - Sci-Fi Horror

1950's

With World War II finished, they brought out films with mutants and monsters rather than doing the classic gothic horror and they were very successful: 

The Wasp Woman - Natural Horror

The Beast from 20,000 fathoms - Natural Horror

It came from Beneath the Sea - Sci-Fi/Natural Horror

1960's

The 60's was a very good time for horror films because they introduced new things rather than thrillers:

Carnival of souls - Mystery Horror

Blood feast - Splatter Horror

Night of the Living Dead - Zombie Horror

1970's

There was an increase in popularity for horror films due to the 70s being a depressing time:

The Exorcist - Supernatural Horror

Jaws - Natural Horror

Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Slasher Horror

Carrie - Supernatural Horror

The Omen - Supernatural Horror

Halloween - Slasher Horror

1980's

The 80s helped enhance horror films, through the use of technology, costumes and props:

Hellraiser - Body Horror

Nightmare on elm Street - Slasher Horror

The Fly - Sci-Fi Horror

The Thing - Sci-Fi Horror

The Shining - Psychological Horror

1990's

By the 90s the fear of monsters had gone away and people were more scared of psychopath killers or supernatural things that have loads of jump scares

Se7en - Slasher/Thriller Horror

Silence of the Lambs - Slasher Horror

Misery - Psychological Horror

Candyman - Slasher/Supernatural Horror

Sixth Sense - Supernatural Horror

2000's

in the 00s era a new horror was introduced and that was called 'teen horror' which also link with 'slasher' horror films

Final destination saga - Teen/Slasher Horror

The Ring - Supernatural/Psychological Horror

The Grudge - Supernatural Horror

The descent - Psychological Horror 

These films are all of a similar genre to our main brief and show how the history of horror has changed over time and therefore we have decided to base our main brief in the 2000's because they have a similar genre to us and its what people watch nowadays and people aged 15-25 would get a thrill from our main brief opening