I have copied and pasted the Top Rated Horror Titles off IMDb where the public have rated their
favourite horror films. I have found that the majority are from 1900's and the minority are from
20th century upwards. This could possibly be as our the 1900's generation had more fears of the
unknown whereas the current generation seem to be desensitized to horror and violence. I would
have expected more modern films to be featured as technology is more advanced nowadays and
special effects have allowed scenes to look more real. These films have been around longer than
modern films such as 'Zombieland' so it could be that they may not be the most popular; the 1900's
films may have the advantage of being voted for since they came out.
I have copied and pasted the most searched for Horror Titles in the last 7 days off IMDb as I
think this will give me a more accurate view of what the audience wants as this is a modern
vote that enables me to view what modern viewers are most likely to search for and want to
watch. Many of these searches seem to have a fantasy element to the horror genre such as
Vampire Diaries that deal with mystical beings/legends such as vampires, witches and werewolves
this showing me that people are possibly more afraid of things that can't be proved to be real.
The top search at number one is the film 'Cabin in the Wood's which has a similar plot to a plot
I created for the pitch of a group of friends going somewhere they feel safe e.g. a house and
then it going terribly wrong where people start to get murdered. Therefore it is interesting to
know people are interested in this sort of plot.
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