- One thing all of these movies have in common is that they are all gothic to a certain extent, one of the most notable being se7ven (the man with his face in the bowl). The image is quite gruesome and the lack of bright lights add another element to this. The movie 'the shining' may be an exception to this, however things like period decoration and non-diegetic music within the movie help to allow it to be classed as slightly gothic in my eyes.
- All the movies have a protagonist with either mental health issues or supposed possession, this extends the possibilities and shows humans to have inhumane characteristics, allowing brutal deaths to be included in movies such as 'American Psycho', a movie based around a crazed murderer. Props such as blood and violent looking weapons such as chainsaws and machetes seem to appear frequently in this genre of movie, this is because they are seen as scarier and more offensive that things such as penknives.
- They are all set in a relatively modern era, with the exception of 'shutter island' which is based around a half century or so before the others, however they all have old or abandoned features about them, such as the chair in the deserted room, this is a common fear for many people and leads people to scare themselves with thoughts of ghosts and the expectation of what is going to happen consumes their thoughts, which is the psychological part of the horror
This needs to have a detailed analysis accompanying it and more images - see sample post linked on the instructions on the central blog
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