Summary
Small towns are the perfect setting for stories of supernatural happenings and mysteries.
These are just some of the features that make these distinctive parameters perfect for a supernatural story.
The role that a small town plays in a film can also be much bigger.
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The understated horror filmHis Houseuses a small government housing development to speak about the isolation of otherness.
However, the townspeople suspect that the crimes might actually be supernatural.
Few directors have avisual style and language as recognizable asTim Burton.
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The film achieves a magical balance of gruesome horror, black humor and otherworldly whimsy.
Carrie has no friends, and the other girls in her class bully her relentlessly.
Carriehas become one of cinema’s most beloved “good for her” films.
Modern audiences may takeCarrie’s metaphors for granted.
Everett then continues to work his night shift at the local radio station.
The Vast of Nightis as captivating as it is slow-moving.
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Lovers ofBeetlejuiceare also in for a treat this year,as the sequelBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceis set for release.
Pan’s Labyrinthis a masterclass in setting and what it can do for a film.
The time, place and context are all in harmony inGuillermo del Toro’s Academy Award-winning film.
The rural home and its labyrinth perfectly embody the cultural struggle and political unrest in Spain at the time.
A parasitic alien worm is a great vessel to use for exploring this common occurrence.
Although the home is rundown, it has space for the couple’s five children.
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She approaches the couple and begs them to visit her home and help with the haunting.
It makes great use ofits quaint and isolated setting to maximize the terrorthat the haunted family finds themselves in.
The home is run down and hardly fit for inhabitation, and the small neighborhood is troubled and unsafe.
While trying their best to assimilate, the couple starts noticing strange occurrences around the house.
His Houseuses taut and confronting horror set pieces toexplore the isolation of the refugee experience.
After the stranger’s appearance, things start to go wrong, and vital systems and infrastructure are sabotaged.
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When darkness finally falls, the residents who remain behind are invaded by a traveling band of vampires.
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