Falling in Love with Horror Movies

I first fell in love with horror fiction and horror movies in my English 4 class when we were watching scary movies. At first, I would always get nightmare and I would always stay away from scary movies. In my opinion, Psycho and the Silence of the Lambs are not very scary, I’m gonna take baby steps and start easy. Alfred Hitchcock directed Psycho in a way that the movie was less scary and more dramatic. I liked the way Hitchcock directed the whole movie in black and white because that added to the suspense. I also liked the way that Hitchcock didn’t use much gore. I hate gory movies. I can not stand watching them; I get nightmares when I do. Hitchcock stayed away from that and made the movie interesting. Also, I like the way that Hitchcock used his camera techniques to make the movie better. Those techniques helped me understand the movie better. For example, the shower scene wouldn’t be the same with all those quick cuts and those close up shots. Another thing I liked about Psycho, was the plot itself. The plot was very clever. I also like how Hitchcock used his characters. My favorite character was the mother and Norman Bates.
I also like the movie The Silence of the Lambs. That was a great movie. Although it had a bit more gore in it, the movie was still a good one. My favorite part of the movie was when Officer Starling found Buffalo Bill. It was cool how she knew she was at Buffalo Bill’s house when she saw that bug they found in the other girl’s throat. I also liked the way Demme used a lot of point of view shots. By adding those point of view shots, I was able to see what the actor was looking it. I was able to put myself in that character’s shoes for a moment. Along with Psycho, I liked how the director used his characters in this movie too. My favorite character was Officer Starling. She was a great actress and she knew what she was doing. I liked the character of Lector too. I liked him because he was a nightmarish type of character.  The anticipation of trying to find out what happen to the senator’s daughter made the movie very interesting. I love watching the thrills and chills of every horror film.
I enjoy watching scary movies because I want to know what is going to happen next. I also like watching horror movies because it is interesting to watch the journey the characters are going though. I like to watch how they overcome the situation they are in. Special effects make scary movies great! They add so much to the movie to make it fun to watch. If the effects are done right and the scene is flawless, I would watch the movies multiple times. Horror movies set itself apart from other movies because they are all unique. Not many horror movies are like the other. For example, Texas Chainsaw Massacre series is not like the Saw series.  Watching horror movies gives me Goosebumps and nightmares but I still enjoy watching them.