Bullet points for presentation

• FEAR. 2005. special force team, paranormal force in the form of a young girl
• links to Japan, yuurei (angry spirits) Japanese theatre
• ju-on (the grudge), Ringu (the ring) and Battle royale
• American horror use young girls/children, Insidious, The sixth sense, the walking dead
• Using children as horror, ALAN WAKE. The rocking horse.
• Link back to Stacey, the mist. AW uses it to add tension. Silent Hill
• influence from the shining
• based around the darkness, the daylight is safe
• darkness is terrifying
• use of environments, desolate woodland areas
• the maze, links to Stephen
• mental home, all strong aspects of horror
• nightmares, very real terror, opening of AW, link to the nightmare on elm street?