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Traits of females visualized as a horror objects in majority of movies

Horror films fascinate viewers since ancient time. Though films made on different genres are well appreciated at global level but horror genre has distinct place in film industry of any country. In horror movies, producers flash horrendous objects or entities to leave an impact of terror on viewer’s mind. Majority of people are curious to know the nature of supernatural instincts or the power of ghost. Among diverse classification of horror objects, women are many times highlighted as a horror object to make film blockbuster and generate huge revenues.

It has been documented in film literature that horror movies have long been a focus of feminist theory. Majority of horror movies have female as a central character or at least end up with a single female. Females are portrayed in horror movies in negative ways and their character highlights some traditional or negative qualities. Several media researchers squabbled that the portrayals of women in film have transformed since last few decades because of the feminist movement; nevertheless, stereotypes of women continue to be present in the media.  Psychologists stated that in many horror movies, males are often admired and revered for their sensual prowess but females are often castigated for promiscuity. In horror films, women are represented as a vulnerable and feeble object.

Plethora of feminist studies grounded in psychoanalytic theories of human motivation accentuated that viewer’s allegedly assume that there are universal interest in watching horror movies that include feminine objects. Typically in this account, women are elucidated as castrated or threat evoking figure.

In many movies, fates of woman and monsters are also linked. But numerous critics argued that horror scenes can be created with utilization of both male and female characters.

Wrapping up the features of horror genre of movies in which females are emphasized as a horror entities, it is clinched that women has more dominance in horror movies. In epitome, horror movies utilize female object as a repository for universal needs.

Make movie blockbuster with novel concept

Movies are made with extreme efforts of huge team of producers, actors, and other invisible artists. Whether it is Hollywood or Bollywood, all filmmakers anticipate that their film script is excellent and it will rock on box office and be admired by large number of viewers. Sadly, with some films, it does not happen and many movies flop and it results in great financial loss of producers.

As a viewer, it is expected that in film of any genre, there must be some novel concept, entertainment and alluring representation of scenes, characters. Still, it has been observed that movies are not made keeping technical aspects or there may be some flaw in scene shooting and dialogue speaking.

As a common rule, producers choose appropriate theme for unique story idea to make movie top hit. Genre can be action, love, thriller, and detective. Intelligent and experienced producers use a strong, single cause-and-effect line with a single, clear character change. It is normally considered that hit films have ordinary storyline so that viewers can understand quickly. Such films allure global audiences. Key elements such as Script, Character, Acting, Timing, Sound and Visuals are important to produce blockbuster film. Technological breakthrough has special significance in making film hit.

When film industry is appraised within the framework of modern podium, it is sensed that there is neck to neck competition as compare to previous time. Therefore trends of marketing, producing style, character’s role must be transformed to make it accessible to wider audiences. Film producers may engross certain effective tactics like employment options or online earning in film to expand viewer’s base.

In contemporary period, technological aspects have great dominance as well as we cannot ignore marketing tactics, promotions, trailers and comments of celebrities on upcoming films.  These marketing tricks may grab the attention of massive audiences for upcoming movie. To watch film in theatre, some unique business elements can be added to magnetize viewers in order to decrease piracy of film just after release. (Contact writer for effectual techniques).

In last word, while producing film, it is imperative to review all aspects of making such as story line, artists, music, scenes. Further promotions and marketing strategies also make the film super hit in box office

Magnetism of horror genre in movies

Horror movies give prevue of culture and strange events that people are aware of it. This genre fascinates majority of watchers and they are thrilled from watching such movies. The intent of the horror genre is to create sensation, trepidation among the viewers.

Horror films fascinate watchers because the strange events are nicely displayed in these films. Audiences are more inclined to the blizzard happening, ghastly portrayal instead of just hackneyed love stories in which audience can anticipate what will happen next. Simply horror genre is loved by people due suspense and uncertainty in characters and events of the movie.


For example, J- horror movies have worldwide fans. Even, Hollywood directors picked up the concepts from J-horror theme and produced blockbuster horror films. The major difference observed is the intricacy of presentation of horror in movies. American horror movie producers focus on to explain self so that people know the causes of some evil creature actions. For example, popular horror film Ringu, directed by Hideo Nakata, was the first magnetism of American film producers who recreated The Ring in1998, which was produced with different name, The Ring Two in 2005.


The main feature of J-horror movies in selection of feminine character to create horrific scenes. Females are considered as key figure in the script of J-horror movies. They are always portrayed as the ghost itself and frighten viewers in striking way. It has been observed that majority of film makers from different countries like India, US are interested in female ghost because conventionally females stayed in home and submissive towards her husband and elders. Their frustration, anger, and resentment are shown in horror movies to convey sufferings of females in general. In a lively example of film, The Grudge, director has mentioned the significance of female character in J-horror.  According to director of film, women remained under supremacy of male basically by their husbands and they carried excessive rage and frustration since long time. He showed in film deep rancour and stubbornness of female to make public know the sorrow of women.


Presently film makers around the globe portray ghosts as an erratic. This was the brainchild of Japanese horror film makers to signify strange nature of ghost.

Normally, horror Films contain psychological trance and awe-inspiring tension, particularly involving ghosts and the themes of folk belief. Therefore movies with horror genre get international success.

In horror movies, film producers espouse common ghost characters such as monsters, with King Kong, a living animal which massacres human and shatters the region by the dominant physical force, wicked spirits which badly affect the possessed body to death, for example the spirit in Exotics, dead body incarnating in human form. Dracula in Vampires series, or serial killers such as Jason in Friday the 13th are popular and hugely watched by viewers all over the world.  

In Indian cinema, filmmakers like Ram Gopal Varma, Mahesh Bhatt and Priyadarshan produce horror in Indian movies. The genre is still at an embryonic stage. Mostly, Indian horror films have been motivated from Hollywood movies. Indian film makers usually focus on the supernatural as a popular theme. Film Mahal was the oldest movies of horror genre.


Many Indian films which gained popularity with revived theme were Bhoot’, ‘Krishna Cottage’, ‘Naina’, ‘Darna Mana Hai’, ‘Darna Zaroori Hai’, ‘Click’, ‘Raaz 2 etc. Since India is the host of manifold culture therefore numerous regional horror films were produced and admired by viewers.



Finally we can land on conclusion that horror theme embraces novel but weird concepts that people love to watch it as beyond their imagination and they want to explore the supernatural psyche of characters and correlate with their past. It is widely accepted that horror movie with new and ground-breaking story and blended with technological advancement will gain huge audience attention and producers may get record high revenue. Today viewers are more fact-finding in nature and magnetize to watch interesting but logic based movies. 

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