Golden Age
What monsters are from the Golden Age?
Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, Zombies, etc.
Who was the most popular author during the gore era?
Stephen King (also known for It and The Shinning)
What is Meta Horror?
The horror that plays with your thoughts and promotes thought-provoking experiences
What is Gothic Horror?
A genre that explores the darker side of humans and emotions
Who are two famous authors from this era?
Bram Stoker, he uses an epistolary format, which blends first person narratives, like dairy entries, to create a realistic affect. And H.P Lovecraft who is known for popularizing cosmic horror through the novel The Call of Cthulhu.
What was the features of this writing?
Every film from this era would end up including a slasher.
What Stephen King book was made during this era?
The Dark Half by Stephen King (A man gets a parasitic twin removed from his skull, then becomes a horror author, but the person who taught him end up going on a murderous rampage.)
Who is 2 famous authors from this era?
Edgar Allen Poe who wrote multiple Gothic poems including tell-tale heart, his stories would often explore death. And Mary Shelley who wrote Frankenstein, which is science fiction and Gothic Horror mixed together.
What time period was the era?
1840s-1860s
What are famous 2 famous books written by Bram Stoker and H.P. Lovecraft?
Dracula by Bram Stoker, a book that showcases Draculas attempt to move to London by kidnapping a person on a journey to "meet him" from London. And The Call of Cthulhu, which is about Francis Wayland Thurston who is sorting through his great uncles home and finds multiple clues leading to a monstrous entity, and a cult that worships it.
What is 2 of the most famous books from this era?
The Shining by Stephen King, It by Stephen King, The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty, and The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.
What time period did this era take place?
the 1990s
What time period was Torture Horror?
the late 18th century and early 19th century.
What was the first horror novel from this era?
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (during this book you read about Manfred who is the Lord of the castle, and he wants to avert and ancient prophecy, to do this he marry's his dead sons betrothed.)
What years were included in this era?
1920s-late 1930s
What years were included in this era?
1970s-1990s
What and when was the first Meta Horror film made?
Peeping Tom (1960) By Micheal Powell (A serial killer who murders women and uses a camera to capture what there expression is at their last moments of death.)
What is the most popular novel from this era?
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, which about about Victor Frankenstein who created a grotesque creature from different body parts. The creature ends up being horrific, which leads Victor to abandon it. Which then led to the creature getting revenge.
Who was the most famous poet in this era?
Edgar Allen Poe (Tell-tale heart) (The raven)
What was going on in the war that made this writing be created?
Immigration (Dracula is considered an immigrant in the story and due to him being an unknown people would develop xenophobia.)
What major event was happening that influenced this writing?
Vietnam War (due to the amount of violence and horror that happened throughout the war.)
What was going on in the world during this period?
A cultural shift where audiences had a desire for subversion and self-aware storytelling. (the scream franchise influenced a lot of Meta Horror authors and directors.)
What was going on in the world during this era?
The French revolution was happening in Europe. The novels from this era are based off of this because of the revenge aspect, since it would lead to fighting.
What was going on in the world during this era?
The cholera plague. (this is what influenced Masque of the Red Death.)