On The Narrative Technique And Style Of Western Horror Movie

Horror movie is a worldwide issue. No matter what differences there are between theculture backgrounds and the religious beliefs in various countries and regions, horror filmsstill have their own foundations, and they always break the confines the regions bring. Alongwith the changes of society, the horror movies’ postmodern characteristic is different from thepast, especially in the film narration. How valuable is the horror movie often seems to be thecentral issues in the discussion among the scientists and the general audience. Whatever, thevalue should be affirmed,and as well as the horror films have many brilliant jumps in thelong history.A variety of methods, such asdocumentary method,comparative method, andsummarized method as the main methods, are used in this article. From the beginnings,psychological basis of horror films, and the culture and religious background of the horrorfilms, and so on, a general discussion are made. And lots of films as the examples are used toexplain those arguments and arguments in the article in order to explore the views which haveimportant theory value, and to deepen people’s understanding of the narrative technique andthe aesthetic in horror movies.