21st Century Terror Much of the imagery and iconography we have come to associate with horror films sprang from the last century, from Nosferatu to Halloween, but conversely, some of the best examples of the darker side of cinema have been developed much more recently. The 21st century with its modern insecurities and anxieties around technology, social media, fake news and extremist politics, has given rise to some of the most innovative, stylish and shocking horror movies ever to have hit the silver screen. From J-Horror, torture porn and disturbing psychological thrillers, the late-night movie has never felt so grim. With plenty of clips and discussion, this course will examine a number of films from the last two decades including Let the Right One in, The Babadook, Kill List, Get Out and The Witch and more recent offerings such as Hereditary, Possum and Mandy. The future is now and it’s scary as hell. DATE TOPIC FLIMS 8/10/19 J-Horror and Beyond Pulse (2001) – Japan Dark Water (2002) – Japan One Cut of the Dead (2018) – Japan 15/10/19 Ben Wheatley’s Britain Kill List (2011) – UK A Field in England (2013) – UK The Ghoul (2017) – UK 22/10/19 Project Fear The Devil’s Backbone (2001) - Spain/Mexico Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) - Spain/Mexico Raw (2016) – French 29/10/19 Fear and Found Footage Rec (2007) – Spain Borderlands (2013) – UK Creep (2017) - US 05/11/19 South Korean Creeps Oldboy (2003) – South Korea The Wailing (2016) - South Korea Train to Busan (2017) - South Korea 12/11/19 Sound and Visions Pontypool (2008) - Canada The Eye (2008) – Hong Kong Suspiria (2018) - US 19/11/19 Death Becomes Her Let the Right One in (2008) – Sweden The Witch (2016) – US/Canada A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) - US/Iran 26/11/19 Death Cults and Cannibals Martyrs (2007) – French Bone Tomahawk (2015) - US Mandy (2018) – US 03/12/19 New Nightmares Get Out (2016) – US Under the Shadow (2016) – Iran Possum (2018) – UK 10/12/19 Mourning Gory The Babadook (2014) – Australia Prevenge (2017) - UK Hereditary (2018) - US DATE TOPIC FLIMS ) .