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Horror movies are movies that are filled with suspense and are scary. Mostly horror movies are frightening and have an effect of raising the body adrenaline. Suspense and horror movies have similar characteristics that include fear of death, disfigurement, scary places, dismemberment, spooky music, suspense, dark, and mostly composed of creepy and crawling things. Stephen King’s movies are based on suspense and horror as they share most of the horror characteristics and thus are scary movies. In some of the reviewed trailers, suspense and horror characteristics are evident that include creepy sounds, corpse, gothic fonts, screams, lightening as well as shattering glasses and whirling wind.
Creepy Show is one of the trailers that is based on Stephen King’s work which is a suspense and horror film. The film incorporates various themes that are full of suspense and horror ranging from the sounds to graphics. Sounds are introduced from the beginning of the film to the end, but it is not a single sound all over as there are other mixed horrific and creepy sounds produced by the characters and objects. Eerie sounds are heard from the background an indication that the movie is of a horror genre. The whirling of winds is a good indication of a horrific incident as well as loud explosions that creates suspense in a film. In the combination of the human screams, the film becomes full of suspense. Concerning language, the narrator in the trailer uses a language that is full of terror and suspense from the way he introduces the characters and scenes to the way he keeps the audience waiting for the next moment to see what will happen. In regards to iconography, the trailer incorporates such items such as corpses, cockroaches, monsters and terrified humans. These characteristics indicate a terrific film and cautions the audience of a horrifying movie. To sum up, graphics used in the film such as the gothic fonts and the lightening also makes the trailer a suspense and horror film.
The Cat’s Eyes is another suspense and horror trailer based on the works of Stephen King. The trailer introduces horrific events through a storyline of events as they happen as witnessed through a cat’s eyes. The movie trailer is suspenseful and at the same time horrific in that it has some aspects of horror movies. Sound is one of the main characteristics of horror; Creepy sounds follow the soft background music used in the introduction while the rest of the trailer is filled with horrific sounds such as cat growls and human screams. Concerning the language, the narrator uses a terror and suspense language, for example, he says that “The master of murder and horror” a quote that it is full of terror. In regards to iconography, various incidences include a cat growling out of fear, cars colliding, women screaming out of panic, cigarettes smoke coming from the ears, cracking walls as well as a giant cat’s eye that is used to indicate horror. Horrific graphics have as well been used in the trailer that includes gothic fronts and the use of weapons such as guns indicating that crime and murder is a common theme in the film.
Carrie 1976 is the next trailer in Stephen King’s series. The trailer is full of misery for a teenage girl Carrier. She lived to be mocked by her schoolmates, making her life full of misery. Carrier had the ability to move objects, especially when she was despised and mocked, creating horrific scenes. The mockery soon ends after she was voted queen of the prom. Various elements have been used in the trailer to make it a suspense and horror movie that include sound and language. Various sounds, including screams, loud bangs, and screeching sounds have been used as an indicator of suspense and horror. In regards to iconography, shattering glasses, flickering lights, shadows, and exploding cars have been used to set a horrifying stage. Horrific language has also been used in the dialogues that are full of terror and suspense with the narrator making the highest contribution in introducing the film.
In conclusion, all of Stephen King’s trailers are full of suspense and horror in that they share common themes and horrific elements from sounds to language. This paper is significant because it helps the viewers identify suspense and horror movies; for example, creepy and screaming sounds, gothic fonts, and lightening are common characteristics that introduce the films are horror movies.
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Carrie (1976) – Official Trailer (HD). Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/YuO26oJQLVs?t=85Cat’s Eye (1985) Official Trailer – Drew Barrymore, Stephen King Horror Movie HD. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/rqzTazrYx5M?t=4Creepshow (1982) Official Trailer – Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen Movie HD. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/owdnnaNs2RI?t=29
