![]() However, the many adaptations of Jack Finney’s 1954 novel The Body Snatchers remain unique in that they highlight decades of evolving American fears despite depicting the same premise of an alien infiltration of human society.ĭon Siegel’s original 1956 adaptation, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, contextualizes its narrative within Cold War Era concerns. The recent rise of ‘Digital Horror’ movies, such as Tragedy Girls and We're All Going to the World's Fair, has emerged alongside the growing ubiquitous use of social media and harmful internet cultures. Self-referential comedy horror films, such as Shaun of the Dead and the Scary Movie franchise were particularly successful in the wake of 9/11 as American audiences sought brevity in the wake of a national tragedy. The Golden Age of the Slasher subgenre in the 1980s is seen as both a rejection of the Reagan era rise of neoconservatism, while internalizing sexist ideas by creating the trope of the virginal 'Final Girl’. ![]() ![]() Throughout cinematic history, the horror genre has frequently reflected contemporary anxieties, framing monstrous creatures and bloodthirsty villains as metaphors for ongoing dilemmas. ![]()
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