Genre: Psychological
Horror.
Psychological horror aims to create discomfort by
exposing common or universal psychological and emotional vulnerabilities/fears
and revealing the darker parts of the human psyche that most people may repress
or deny. This idea is referred to in Jungian psychologyas the archetypal shadow characteristics: suspicion, distrust, self doubt and paranoia of others, themselves and the
world. Thus, elements of psychological horror focus on mental conflict. These
become important as the characters face perverse situations, often involving
the supernatural, immorality and conspiracies. While other horror media
emphasize fantastical situations such as attacks by monsters, psychological horror tends to keep
the monsters hidden and to involve situations more grounded in artistic realism.
Psychological horror films differ from the traditional horror film, where
the source of the fear is typically something material, such as creatures,
monsters or aliens, as well as the splatter film, which
derives its effects from gore and graphic violence, in that tension is built
through atmosphere, eerie sounds and exploitation of the viewer's and the
character's psychological fears.
Some examples of psychological horror films include:
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