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  1. 1. EXTREME, SPECTACULAR AND HORRIFIC A qualitative film analysis of affective strategies in extreme horror via Terrifier 2

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Författare :Iris Landar Lygren; [2023-12-20]
    Nyckelord :Horror; film studies; spectatorship; extreme cinema; Terrifier 2; extreme horror;

    Sammanfattning : During the year of 2022 the film Terrifier 2 was shown in theaters all over the western world. This film was not supported by any larger production companies, but was partly crowdfunded. The film combines elements from the 1980s slashers and the Extreme Cinema tradition and contains 2 hours and 18 minutes packed with gore. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Pursuits of the body: Sensory realities in Clive Barker’s The Hellbound Heart

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Författare :Rebecca Sonesson; [2023-07-07]
    Nyckelord :Horror; Clive Barker; gothic literature; The Hellbound Heart; literary studies; body horror; new materialism; splatterpunk; the weird;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores how corporeality is represented within horror literature, and if the depicted corporeality can be read in a more material way rather than in a metaphorical way. By using the character of Frank from Clive Barker’s novel The Hellbound Heart, the relation between representations of corporeality and physical materiality is examined. LÄS MER

  4. 3. CURSED HORROR FILMS - A film analysis of ‘dangerous’ films within moving media

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Författare :Iris Landar Lygren; [2023-04-26]
    Nyckelord :Horror; film studies; spectatorship; moral panics;

    Sammanfattning : Within the field of horror films there is a subcategory of films and videos revolving around fictional horror films claimed to be ‘dangerous’ to the public. These works often relate to discussions around moral panics and spectatorship as well as historical viewpoints on the horror genre. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Uncanny Sound Design : How can voices in horror media be designed to sound uncanny, and are these effects perceived as being associated with fear?

    Kandidat-uppsats, Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Författare :Rasmus Wikström; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Uncanny Valley; Sound Design; Sound Engineering; Fear; Scary Games;

    Sammanfattning : Emotions of fear have long been the driving factor towards the appeal of the horror genre. Since beingpopularised in mothern years due to the ever growing development of technology, the Uncanny Valley hasfound its way into the horror genre. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The effectiveness of using light to elicit a response in Amnesia: The Dark Descent

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Författare :Ryan Hellgren; Alexander Sokolov; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Light; Attributes; Light mechanics; Response; Fear; Anxiety; Horror;

    Sammanfattning : Player response in the horror video game genre is primary to its success allowing players to experience emotional arousal through elaborate game design. This thesis aims to investigate how, specifically light mechanics, can help elicit responses in Amnesia: The DarkDescent to bring attention to the light techniques that can be used by game designers to elicit such emotional reactions. LÄS MER