Friday, 25 September 2015

Definition - Horror

Web Definition:
An overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear.

My Definition:
Horror is the feeling of fear and despair due to some form

Describing Words:

  • Alarming,
  • Bloodcurding,
  • Chilling,
  • Creepy,
  • Eerie,
  • Hairy,
  • Hair-rasing,
  • Horrendous,
  • Horrifying,
  • Intimidating,
  • Shocking,
  • Spine-chilling,
  • Spooky,
  • Unnerving.

    Here we see a prime example of what most people view to be horror. A depiction of a demon like creature with shark like teeth, goblin ears, blotched up skin and a menacing face. The general connotations of a demon are that they possess people and serve "The Devil". Most of this connotation stem from the christian faith but demons and devils can be found in nearly every religion. One of my preferred depictions of demons can be found in many Shinto artwork done by members of that religion. 
In this image we see a prime example of some horror where a creatures hand is trying to rip though a woman's mouth and throat to escape from her.
In this image we see another typical depiction of some form of horrific figure or representation.
Here we have a woman trying to re-open their mouth after it has been sown shut 

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