Christian Metz, in his book Language And Cinema (1974) explored the development of genre film and suggested that each genre passes through four phases of existence. The four phases being;
By experimental we mean the phase of early films which explored and experimented with horror themes in it's narratives.
Films such as: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari and Nosferatu fall into this title.
By classic we mean the phase of films which established the narrative conventions of the horror genre in it's most successful and defining period.
Films such as: Frankenstein and Dracula fall into this title.
By parody we mean films that have mimicked the horror genre in some comical way.
Films such as: Carry on screaming, Scary Movie and Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein fall into this title.
By deconstruction we mean films which have taken the generic elements of the horror genre and amalgamated them into varying sub genres.
Films such as: The sixth sense, Scream and the Blair Witch Project.
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