https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe2mcH2VVPruD_0_czgEayq8-L5dh83nc
Description: Horror has been in the middle of an identity crisis for some time now, so while Hollywood twiddles their thumbs. Here’s a playlist dedicated to exploring the history of horror across popular mediums such as film, TV, video games, literature, & the internet. From Creepypastas to Cinema Sins and academy awards to censorship controversies.
I’ve organized this playlist as follows:
The Limit(ed)less Potential of Horror (7 videos)
The Range & Roots of Horror (6 videos)
Holiday Horror (3 videos)
Experimental Movies (7 videos)
Violence in Film (6 videos)
B-Movies & Cult Classics (5 videos)
Sub-genres (9 videos)
Tropes, Motifs, & Symbolism (10 videos)
Animation, Adolescence, & The Art of Absurdity (7 videos)
Horror on TV (9 videos)
Scary Stories & Fictional Horror (7 videos)
Web Series, ARG’s, & Internet Horror (5 videos)
The Evolution of Horror in Video Games (3 videos)
Mechanics & Storytelling (3 videos)
Survival & Psychological Horror (8 videos)
Indie & RPG Maker Horror (5 videos)
The Future of Horror: Breaking Genres & Mediums (4 videos)
We’ll define the genre through its conventions, themes and motifs, storytelling, sub-genres, iconography, filmography, social commentary, and overall influence on pop-culture. With special attention to key figures including but not limited to Junji Ito, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, Satoshi Kon, George A. Romero, & James Wan. I’ve blended mainstream influences with indie ones and opted to focus less on obvious or overdone examples like Stephen King, Black Mirror, or 5 Nights At Freddys, and focus more on under appreciated gems such as Korean Horror, Anthologies, Holiday Horror, and RPG Maker Horror.
This playlist is a collection of video essays, top 10’s, newsreels, historical abstracts, critic reviews, and noteworthy interviews intended to highlight the ups and downs of the genre since the 1960’s. Its best to watch these videos in order from start to finish but it can be just as enjoyable to skip around. This playlist features both independent content creators and popular channels such as Screened, Dr. Udru, Vox, The Take, Ryan Hollinger, Watch Mojo, Thafnine, Night Mind, Wisecrack, HBO, Nerdwriter1, & What Culture~