The history of the horror film is essentially a history of anxiety in the twentieth century. In the way that fariytales, folktales and Gothic romances articulated the fears of the 'old' world, the contemporary horror film has defined and illustrated the phobia of a 'new' world characterised by a rationale of industrial, technological and economic determinism. (Wells, 2001, p.3)
I have chosen this brief introduction into the horror genre as I think it best helps put into words the kind of Horror movie I want to create in retrospect to the polar opposite of the genre.
This segment talks about how horror can be traced back to old folktales which have been twisted to create gothic romances which has subconsciously made the reader less afraid and more intrigued with monsters. This is more along the lines of what I want to make, a story world that fringes on the balance of disbelief and fear and that of dangerous intrigue. I think it would make more sense when creating such a story world to have it set in the eighteenth century a time of the epitome of stories that keep kids away from the forest at night and scares them into listening to parents, whilst within others a bubbling sense of rebellious starts to simmer over as they go out in search for the truth for themselves.
I think if the story world was set in the present day and time it would lose some of the authenticity and raw fear within its characters who would be less intrigued due to their higher believability, thus eliminating the emotion of fear whereas pre twentieth century and the further back in time you go people are more intrigued but less believing thus having a raw sense of fear.
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