FILMSTUDIES.CAL.MSU.EDU/FILMCOLLECTIVEDepartment of EnglishFilm Studies Program

SUPPORTED BY

THE MECHANIC FAMILYFILM STUDIES ENDOWMENT FUND

Horror cinema has been one of the most popular cinematic genres with its consistent presence both at the center and fringes of the mainstream. Scholars have argued for its lowly status during the beginnings of cinema, and its relative obscurity in terms of big budgets and steady outputs during the studio era, and thereafter its gradual emergence as a respectable genre. Nonetheless, if we look at the history of cinema, the concept of dread has attracted talented filmmakers to the genre from its very beginnings. In this class, we will focus on the way dread has been given form through the images and sounds crafted in horror cinema over the last century. Such a distinct reading of horror cinema across the globe will enable us to reflect on our anxieties surrounding the personal and the sociocultural, in contemporary times.

ASYNCHRONOUS SCREENINGSONLINE DISCUSSIONS//THURSDAY, 8PM, VIA ZOOM

Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Nosferatu (1922)

Vampyr (1932)

Mahal (1949)

Les Bonnes Femmes (1960)

Kwaidan (1965)

Repulsion (1965)

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

The Shining (1980)

Ringu (1998)

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

Let the Right One In (2008)

Get Out (2017)

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GLOBAL HORROR CINEMAdissemination of dread

MSU FILM COLLECTIVE // FALL 2020