The Horror Cycle: The impact of social and psychological forces'
1930's: Monsters ~ Nosferatu/Frankenstein (Monster)
Wolves/Werewolves (Animal)
Predictability - Genre MUST evolve
Audience becomes desensitised
1940's: Dracula
1950's: Sci-fi ~ UFO's
1960's: Psycho ~ ICONIC
1970's: Driller Killer, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Slashers
1980's: Sleep ~ Nightmare on Elm Street: start of a franchise
1990's: Teen Horror ~ Scream, Prom Night, I know what you did last Summer
2000's: Halloween
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