Evolution of Horror Films

In the article Erin Capuano teaches us about the evolution of horror films. Capuano begins talking to us about some of the earliest films like The Mummy and The Wolfman. Those were way before we had the art of special effects. She explains to us how one of the turning points in the history of Horror was William Friedin's The Exorcist. The film brought us the horrors of demons in which most of us feel uncomforable with. The Exorcist put images in our heads that we never thought was possible. Capuano then introduces Wes Craven and says "Wes Craven some would say is the Godfather of the horror genre." He certainly has had plenty of success in horror films some movies he has directed begin with his first film The Last House on the Left to A Nightmare on Elm Street to some of his later films the Scream trilogy. Horror films have obviously changed from the early 1900's. Back then directors based their films more on the plot of the film and since they lacked special effects instead of showing us the disturbing images they made us imagine the disturbing images. Now a days directors seem to concentrate more on special effects and disturbing images to scare the viewers. From black and white films like Night of the Living Dead to special effect films like Hostel there has been much change in Horror Films as Capuano quotes about the horror genre "It's a constantly growing genre and will continue to grow as technology and the world around us grows."