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Psychological horror is Horror based on knowledge and situation as opposed to horror based on Gore and fright. A well known example is '' The Sixth Sense ''. This is made more explicit in that many Horror Film s are not based on psychological horror using instead "cheap" fright and gore to thrill the audience. Psychological horror wishes more to scare the observer than disgust. Nevertheless, disgusting elements are often present in psychological horror and often add to the effect. Psychological horror is more common in literature than in modern film, and can also be found in some ''. KEY ELEMENTS OF HORROR 1. Fear 2. Isolation WHY SCARY Psychological horror is scary to some viewers because of the tension and anticipation that they build upon throughout the story. The gore and fright thrillers usually rely upon the hidden or unknown as a source of a scare; such as the monster jumping out from behind a corner or some other unforseen location, or some other sudden jolting action happening. The Psychological horror relies on the fact that the viewer knows there is an imminent threat and usually they know the nature of the threat itself. Its the nature of the threat that plays upon the psyche of the viewer rather than merely shock value or appearance alone. The Psychological horror sometimes gives a certain amount of information about the nature of the threat, but tries to keep all the facts hidden until the last moments of the film. Clues are often given throughout the film but 'twists' and 'plot holes' always occur generally trying to make it difficult for the viewer to work out the real truth until the end of the movie. In some of the better pyschological horrors, there is never even any blood shed or gore. Such as in the Blair Witch Project, the antagonist is never revealed. The viewer never knows if the threat is actually the witch or some human element. The scary elements of this film play upon what the viewer's mind and not just the viewer's sight. |
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