Name: The COMPLETE History of Horror Movies
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What makes the horror genre so enticing to us?

Is it the feeling of dread that looms in the air?

Or perhaps it's the charm and wit of boundary pushing

Whatever it is that entices you to watch a movie that makes you afraid

I invite you to take a seat and learn about the rich history

of your favorite horror films, where they came from

and the influence it has on cinema history.

I'll be taking you on a spiraling journey,

retracing the most impactful horror movies and trends over the decades.

The birth of different subgenres and the fight against censorship.

In an attempt to catalog the complete history

At first, things like peppers and hot sauce make your mouth burn.

But as you condition yourself, eating jalapenos here.

Your tongue's palate gets used to the pain

and you're soon able to enjoy more complex flavors.

Most of subgenres in horror seemingly goes on forever, ranging

from the cutest creatures to the spine tingling supernatural.

The history of horror is vast, and fortunately,

we live in a time where watching these impactful movies

and understanding these subgenres, where they came from, why they exist,

and what happened to them is information more widely available than it's ever been.

With such a large catalog of influential and impactful horror films

and media, it can be difficult giving each one their due praise.

Throughout this video, we'll talk about the growth of the genre

to the modern age, while showing examples of important films of their decade.

However, that doesn't mean that they're the only influential films of their time.

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our first stop on the Train of Terror begins in the early days

of the film industry from the 1900s until the beginning of the 1930s.

During this time, the film industry was smitten with the likes of Charlie

Chaplin and Buster Keaton, which is what occupied American theaters in the 1920s.

Horror films in the United States were very far and few in between,

although it's documented that in 1896, the first horror

film ever created was called The House of the Devil by Georges Méliès,

and so I wouldn't really recognize it as the first proper horror feature film.

It looks silly by today's standards, but this was the first time

people were seeing what's called a jump cut.

One of the first in-camera effects ever shown in cinema

history, bringing the imagery of demons and ghosts to life.

Melees was later recognized as the grandfather of special effects

as he moved into creating films like The Astronomer's Dream and A Trip to the Moon.

Although a lot of movies during the silent film era had at times very unsettling

images, the intention of a lot of these movies were more humorous and playful.

Still, one can't ignore how some movies undoubtedly

attempted to strike thoughts of horror and dread in their audience.

L'inferno, based on Inferno of Dante's Divine Comedy.

The movie follows Dante being led by Virgil

through the circles of Hell and bringing to life

these fantastically morbid visuals pulled from the epic poem

watching Dante and Virgil witness the carnal sinners float above them,

or watching the two walk through the circle of Glutton with these

naked bodies laying on the ground, pelted by rain.

Watching the film in the dark with the lights turned off can feel very unsettling.

Between the 1900s through the 1930s, the silent film era for horror

consisted of literary works of past gothic tales

like The Phantom of the Opera and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

The most influential genre films of the era

in Germany, with movies like The Cabinet of Dr.

Caligari and Nosferatu, two films that have iconically

given inspiration to some of the most celebrated directors of our time.

German Expressionism used tall, sharp and warped buildings,

shadows that were painted on walls to give rooms, these unnatural shapes.

Misshapen windows and doors, exaggerated towns and buildings.

Almost every Tim Burton film uses this art style

to show these dreamscapes of the macabre by using these harsh shadows

and exaggerated silhouettes as ways to signify feelings of dread and tension.

And although Tim Burton is the most well-known for his use of expressionism,

the influence of these landmarks can be seen in multiple movies throughout film history.

Citizen Kane's use of harsh lighting and tilted

cameras is very reminiscent of the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

Noir Films also pulled a lot of inspiration from the lighting used

Even films like Disney's Fantasia have scenes referencing the art

Caligari and Nosferatu is what some consider the beginning

of the horror genre since the term horror film

wasn't created until 1931 after the release of Dracula.

And although horror films were few and far in between, the film industry

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