Wheeler Winston Dixon:
About him:
- Born in March 1950
- He taught at Rutgers University and The New school in New York, then the University of Amsterdam in Holland and now since 2013 he is professor of Film Studies and English at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln
Theory about horror:
- If there are any sites of activity that person will be killed off
- Born in March 1950
- He taught at Rutgers University and The New school in New York, then the University of Amsterdam in Holland and now since 2013 he is professor of Film Studies and English at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln
Theory about horror:
- If there are any sites of activity that person will be killed off
Wesley Earl (Wes) Craven:
About him:
- Born in August 1939
- He wrote, directed and edited 'The Last House on the Left' in 1972, 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' in 1984, 'Scream 1,2,3 and 4' 'and remakes of The Hills have Eyes' in 2006 and 'The Last House on the Left' in 2009
Theory about horror:
- Murders are more scary when they happen in a safe place, for example your home
- Young people inherit their parents problems
- Born in August 1939
- He wrote, directed and edited 'The Last House on the Left' in 1972, 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' in 1984, 'Scream 1,2,3 and 4' 'and remakes of The Hills have Eyes' in 2006 and 'The Last House on the Left' in 2009
Theory about horror:
- Murders are more scary when they happen in a safe place, for example your home
- Young people inherit their parents problems
Carol J. Clover:
About her:
- Born in July 1940
- She is an American Professor in film studies, rhetoric language and Scandinavian Mythology.
Theory about horror:
- killers in horrors tend to have either issues with their childhood or are sexually disturbed
- Female killers tend to have gender confusion
- Killers find joy from inflicting pain on other people
- Walls that keep you safe and keep the killer out soon become the place you are trapped with the killer
- 'Final Girl' theory; the last person standing is usually a woman who either kills the killer or somehow gets away. Clover believes that the women have similar characteristics, typically these are: is sexually unavailable, avoiding having sex, taking drugs etc., sometimes has a unisex name and may have history with the killer
- Born in July 1940
- She is an American Professor in film studies, rhetoric language and Scandinavian Mythology.
Theory about horror:
- killers in horrors tend to have either issues with their childhood or are sexually disturbed
- Female killers tend to have gender confusion
- Killers find joy from inflicting pain on other people
- Walls that keep you safe and keep the killer out soon become the place you are trapped with the killer
- 'Final Girl' theory; the last person standing is usually a woman who either kills the killer or somehow gets away. Clover believes that the women have similar characteristics, typically these are: is sexually unavailable, avoiding having sex, taking drugs etc., sometimes has a unisex name and may have history with the killer
(T.S)