Bad Guys vs. Even “Bad-er” Guys A Comparison of Monster of Today and Yesteryear

History of Horror Films Horror movies began from birth of cinema Lon Chaney Sr. was the first master Universal was called the House of Horrors In the 1930s Karloff and Lugosi took over

Bad Guy #1 Frankenstein The Monster Created from dead bodies Film led to a series of “Frankenstein Pictures” Starred Boris Karloff

Bad-er Guy #1 Jason Hulking Figure Hockey mask Never dying Also good for one more sequel

Bad Guy #2 Dracula Vampire The Living Dead Starred Bela Lugosi on Rumania Universal 1 st sound Horror movie

Bad-er Guy #2 Michael Myers Hypnotic presence Strikes at night on Halloween Appears to be indestructible Seeks to destroy his family Series of films starting in 1980.

Bad Guy #3 The Wolfman Lon Chaney Jr. Only actor to play the role Transforms from man to wolf at night Driven by the Full moon

Bad-er Guy #3 Freddy Kruger Transforming figure of children’s dreams Face was disfigured in a fire. He is unrecognizable from his original pictures

Frankenstein or Jason Jason has a very large knife (machete) Frankenstein has the strength of 20 men Jason was abandoned by mother Frankenstein was created from dead bodies Jason survived 10 films (all bad) Frankenstein has a brilliant film in its series (Bride of Frankenstein) Choice = Frankenstein (the undying monster)

Dracula vs. Michael Myers Michael Myers is hypnotic Dracula is hypnotic Michael Myers kills at night on Halloween Dracula kills every night regardless of season Michael Myers uses a VERY BIG knife Dracula uses his teeth Michael Myers has lived for 20 years Dracula has lived for 500 years Choice = Dracula (“The Undead”)

The Wolfman vs. Freddy Kruger Freddy can take many shapes and forms The Wolfman transforms from a man into a wolf Freddy kills children The Wolfman kills anyone Freddy lives in your nightmares The Wolfman is the stuff nightmares of made of Freddy’s victims sings a children’s nursery rhyme The Wolfman has poem written about him Choice = Freddy Kruger

Not in the Presentation

What are Horror Movies? Are about things that go “bump in the night” Exists in unknown worlds and times and sometimes in your closet Contain beings that would certainly not be invited over for dinner They give us comfort that when the movie is over, we can turn on the lights Good night…and pleasant dreams…