The Hidden Rules of Horror Movies

Why does horror get under our skin before the monster even appears? From the shadows and camera tricks that make us uneasy to the deeper fears behind films like Psycho, Rosemary’s Baby, Carrie, Get Out, It Follows and Alien, horror has always had its own visual language.

In this video, we look at how classic filmmakers use lighting, framing, point of view, bodies, social fears and the unseen to create fear — and how their visual grammar haunts us.

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