Horror film
The horror cinematic genre is characterized by the attempt to make the viewer experience dread, fear, terror, or horror. Its plots often involve the intrusion of an evil force, event or personage, sometimes of supernatural origin, on the mundane world and the consequences thereof.
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Notable directors
- Dario Argento
- Tod Browning
- John Carpenter
- Roger Corman
- Wes Craven
- David Cronenberg
- Ruggero Deodato
- Terence Fisher
- Freddie Francis
- Lucio Fulci
- John Gilling
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Tobe Hooper
- F.W. Murnau
- Hideo Nakata
- Sam Raimi
- George A. Romero
- James Whale
- Robert Wiene
- Jacques Tourneur
Notable actors
See also: List of scream queens
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- Bruce Campbell
- John Carradine
- Lon Chaney, Sr.
- Lon Chaney, Jr.
- Peter Cushing
- Robert Englund
- Michael Gough
- Boris Karloff
- Christopher Lee
- Peter Lorre
- Bela Lugosi
- Donald Pleasence
- Vincent Price
- Claude Rains
Notable studios
- American International Pictures
- Amicus
- Dimension Films
- Hammer Film Productions
- New Line Cinema
- Tigon
- Troma
- Universal
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