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Horror Film: "229"

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As one of our first challenges back at college, after having to stay off for a few months due to the coronavirus pandemic, we were set the task to learn and understand how to create a successful horror film.  I wasn't particularly thrilled about this challenge as I am not a big lover or enthusiast of horror films, I am easily terrified and paranoid after watching something that is scary (whether it is a brilliant, mediocre or terrible film). I find that, a lot of the time with horror films, they are made for the sake of scaring the living daylights out of people through visual effects, jump scares and blood and gore, rather than focusing on the story and building its characters. In my opinion, I find many horror films to be stereotypical and follow the same, basic plots, aspects and elements of its many predecessors. Although I say I am not a fanatic of the horror genre, I do enjoy psychological horrors/thrillers, particularly Stephen King adaptations, such as 'Carrie' (197...