Richard Dyer
The horror genre doesn’t support Dyer’s theory of the
“Utopian Solution”, horrors generally look at peoples weaknesses or fears in a
way in which they are able scare them, the main being death and in horrors most
people die.
The creators purposely target peoples weaknesses and fears
to try and show a dark side of life, to show that life isn't all. They do it so
the views hope that it doesn't come to reality, they do it to entertain the
audience and to make them think that it wont happen to them. The genre is not
made to offer a ‘perfect’ life where everything is happy and fine.
For Example, Saws ending of their films have situations where you are not able to get out whatever you do and try, so you know that the person is going to die in some sort of painful way, its something that no person hopes they will never get into.
The Frankfurt School
Most horror films are made just to scare people, the audience doesn't always think about the film they are watching, they don’t think and just take in the information and wait to be scared, Some horror films are just made to entertain and scare people, audiences are manipulated and told what to think when they watch a film.
Other horror films leave open questions, making the viewer think about what is happening and why these things are going on, they let you decide for yourself whether it is is right or wrong and lets you create your own ideas, a good example for a film that makes you think is The Shining or Sinister.
Blumler and Katz
Horrors are made to make people scared, but people only watch horrors if they are in the mood to watch one. People are more likely to watch a horror at night as it makes it more scary for them, it also allows them to see things they cant see in real life, they do this as they want to be scared by the film.
Depending on what type of film it is, people of the audience can relate to it but then others cant, your typical audience will be teenagers and young adults, so for example, the audience wont be able to relate to the film Sinister as it is about a family and a farther in his 40's, whereas the audience will be able to relate Cabin in the Woods as the people are young. But people will still be entertained by in whether they can relate to it or not.
David Buckingham
Horror films are very social films, especially for teenagers, they draw people in to see them. People talk about them ones they have watched them to people who haven't which makes people want to go watch it, they have been influenced and encouraged to watch it. Horror films are made to entertain and scare people, they will not be regarded as a classic in years to come, they are made to last for a small period of time and to make a good sized profit.
The Frankfurt School
Most horror films are made just to scare people, the audience doesn't always think about the film they are watching, they don’t think and just take in the information and wait to be scared, Some horror films are just made to entertain and scare people, audiences are manipulated and told what to think when they watch a film.
Other horror films leave open questions, making the viewer think about what is happening and why these things are going on, they let you decide for yourself whether it is is right or wrong and lets you create your own ideas, a good example for a film that makes you think is The Shining or Sinister.
Blumler and Katz
Horrors are made to make people scared, but people only watch horrors if they are in the mood to watch one. People are more likely to watch a horror at night as it makes it more scary for them, it also allows them to see things they cant see in real life, they do this as they want to be scared by the film.
Depending on what type of film it is, people of the audience can relate to it but then others cant, your typical audience will be teenagers and young adults, so for example, the audience wont be able to relate to the film Sinister as it is about a family and a farther in his 40's, whereas the audience will be able to relate Cabin in the Woods as the people are young. But people will still be entertained by in whether they can relate to it or not.
David Buckingham
Horror films are very social films, especially for teenagers, they draw people in to see them. People talk about them ones they have watched them to people who haven't which makes people want to go watch it, they have been influenced and encouraged to watch it. Horror films are made to entertain and scare people, they will not be regarded as a classic in years to come, they are made to last for a small period of time and to make a good sized profit.
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