SPONSOR: Jesse
From the genre’s very roots in Gothic and Romantic fiction, horror has existed to explore and dramatize cultural anxieties. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, for instance, often recognized as one of the foundations of horror, can be seen as a visceral reaction to the scientific developments of the nineteenth century. In a manner reminiscent of its origins, horror is making a comeback as a medium for social commentary, exemplified by Jordan Peele’s landmark 2017 film Get Out. Inspired by a recent deluge of successful, thought-provoking horror films, we worked to analyze representations of the family in horror in order to track their congruence with the social developments we studied in American history.
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