Introduction of Metz theory
Christian Metz in his book 'Language and cinema' created in 1974, explored the development of genre film and used the idea that that genre films fall into four different categories of existance.
Experimental - This is the period where the type of horror film has only just been intrduced and new ideas and elements have been incorporated. Nosferatu (1922) is an example of this.
Classic - This is the phase of films which established the narrative conventions of the horror genre in its most successful and defining period. These inclde films such as Dracula.
Parody - Films which mimic another film in a comical way. Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein is an example of this.
Deconstruction - These are films which have taken another genre as its sub genre, however its is stil classed as a horror. Scream is an example as is it also a teen movie.
However films such as Halloween are hard to categorize. This is because even though they were the first slasher films, they are not in the experimental period. Therefore are classified as classic films.
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