History of Horror
Welcome to Spinnaker’s History of Horror! Here, we took the entire month of October to look back at important scary movies and video games from 1910 to 2017. If you missed out daily reviews, you’re in the right place! They are all posted here in order. Hopefully you’ll learn something new about the genre, or maybe this will tempt you to take your first deep dive into horror. Either way, enjoy. Reader beware, you’re in for a scare.
“Arguably the foundation of the horror movie genre.”
“At the time, this was probably the scariest film ever released.”
“Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is the first crossover movie”
“…the first to depict zombies eating human flesh.”
“A gritty and gory piece of horror that pioneered a new type of slasher film: industrial grunge.”
“Jaws may feel bigger than most horror films, but in a way it’s really just an evolution of the ‘monster flick’.”
“It makes you believe that anything really can happen on Halloween night.”
“The greatest zombie movie ever made.”
“Truly a special movie that has earned its place among cinema, and indeed, horror greatness.”
“To this day, people debate about what the ending means.”
“Horror video games are the most modern way to scare audiences, and this one was the very first.”
“The Evil Dead is one of those special horror movies that was born out of pure passion.”
“When people think of the “slasher” sub-genre, they almost always think of the Friday the 13th franchise.”
“What’s scarier than a being that enters your dreams and kills your in your sleep?”
“Following up Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead may seem impossible, but Romero nailed it.”
“Tremors is a winner because of the comedy, the amazing practical effects, but most of all, because of the characters.”
“Resident Evil is credited as the first “survival horror” game.
“Scream offers a genuine, yet humorous, horror experience.”
“its ending is one you will never forget.”
“[White Day] scared me more than any other title.”
White Day: a labyrinth named school (2001) | History of Horror
“the best story in any horror game.”
“RE4 literally changed gaming forever. “
“Monsters come out of vents and scream at you until your trusty space armor is filled with wet brown sauce and you’re tasked with running or being added to a tasty stir-fry.”
“It revived the horror genre and made let’s plays an actual way of living.”
“officially the cheapest laxative ever made.”
“Outlast is not afraid to completely freak you out.”
“simply unmatched it its ability to build dread and it did so with only one damn hallway.”
“Five Nights at Freddy’s makes me curl up in a ball, stick my thumb in my mouth, and ask for forgiveness.”
“a love letter to horror fans who have countless spooky movies and games under their belt.”
“It’s one of those horror games that I recommend playing on the highest difficulty setting for absolute realism, but that’s only if you hate yourself, like me.”
“Most horror games scare the players, but here, players scare players.”