BBC A History of Horror –part 1

1. What senses do horror films engage and what is watching one like?

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2. How does the scene in Phantom of the Opera capture the essence of being a horror movie fan?

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3. According to rumour, where does the ghost of Lon Chaney still haunt?

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4. What happened in 1929, and what effect did it have on Hollywood?

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5. Why was Universal’s production of Dracula important?

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6. What are some of the film techniques that are used in Lugosi’s Dracula that make him appear sinister?

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7. What are some of the differences between Dracula and the later Frankenstein?

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 8. How many films had Boris Karlof completed before he had acted in Frankenstein?

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9. Why was the monster’s head misshapen in Frankenstein?

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10. What are the ‘bolts’ in the neck of the creature?

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11. What is the creature initially like in the film Frankenstein?

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12. What did the children think of the creature in Frankenstein?

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13. What was so controversial about in the film Frankenstein?

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14. What were the twin pillars on which the cinematic genre of horror was built?

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15. What type of camera treatment was used to create the effect of seeing through Jekyll’s own eyes?

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16. How was this special effect achieved?

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17. What was different with Warner Brother’s horror films?

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 18. What similarity did The Mystery of the Wax Museum have with Universal’s Phantom of the Opera?

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19. Who was Universal’s stylish director that set their horror films apart from the others?

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20. RKO’s Cat People was restricted by budget. Why was this not a problem?

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21. What is a “Lewton Bus”?

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