Kaleidoscope of Horror Films

Kaleidoscope of horror films

All the Kaleidoscopes of cinema from the book: ‘When monsters are born: Myths of horror cinema ’ Alberto Gil | Fernando Vicente

Kaleidoscope of horror films: A terrifying journey through the 25 most iconic horror films of all time.

Kaleidoscope of Horror Films

Monsters don’t come out of nowhere. They are creatures that we are slow to recognise through the mist. Creatures that, before reaching us, have come a long and hesitant way from very different origins. A black chronicle media case, a historical episode, a scientific discovery, a mythological belief, a cursed building, a dystopian fantasy, a collective trauma… sometimes crystallise in our imagination under a monstrous appearance, sharpened by a very familiar feeling: fear.

Those who have always approached horror films with a mixture of scepticism and apprehension will be surprised by the enormous influence of the twenty-five films illustrated and reviewed in this book, which have become classics and recognisable icons for everyone. Their diversity, their sources of inspiration (almost always literary), their artistic and technical quality and their often timeless character, justify the existence of faithful and multitudinous fans of the irruption of horror on the screen. It is one of the film genres with the greatest capacity to make us sit up in our seats. Horror films make us feel shaken in our emotions and we don’t recover so easily after the word END.

Alberto Gil