A splatter film is a subgenre of horror film that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayals of gore and graphic violence. These films, usually through the use of special effects, display a fascinatio
Poster art for Blood Feast (1963), considered to be the first splatter film
The 1980 mockumentary Cannibal Holocaust, an influential example of splatter cinema
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elemen
Splatter film
…A splatter film is a subgenre of horror film that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayals of gore and graphic violence. These films, usually through the use of special effects, display a…
Max Schreck as Count Orlok in the 1922 film Nosferatu. Critic and historian Kim Newman declared that it set the template for the horror film.
Mirrors are often used to create a sense of tension in horror films.
Filmmaker and composer John Carpenter, who has directed and scored numerous horror films, performing in 2016