Christian Metz wrote a book in 1974 called ' Language and Cinema' which explored the development of genre film and suggested that genre's pass through four phases of existance.
The Experimental- Helped formulise the narrative conventions of the horror films in its earliest phase.The Cabinat of Dr Caligari (1919), Nosferatu(1922)
The Classic- Phase of films which established the narrative conventions of the horror genre.Dracula(1931), Frankenstein(1931)
The Parody- Films that mimic the horror genre in a comical way. Aboot and Castello(1969), Carry on Screaming(1969), Scream(1996)
The deconstruction- Take the aspect of horror and mixed with other genre's. Blair Witch Project(1998), The Sixth Sense(1999)
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