Draft:Prestige horror
Prestige horror is a horror film sub-genre. While the prestige term was popularized in the 2010s, many film historians have classified earlier films as such "prestige horror" films. The term is also associated with the adjacent elevated horror, a similar term that describes films that notably overlaps with those tagged as prestige horror.
Characteristics and aesthetics
[edit]History
[edit]The terms "prestige horror" and "elevated horror" gained traction in the 2010s, in the wake of the "Golden Age of Television",[1][2] which is also referred to as "prestige TV".
Despite the term being popularized in the 2010s, older films have been described as "prestige horror". Examples include The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Interview with a Vampire (1994).[3]
Reception
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Kristin (May 6, 2022). "How did "prestige horror" come about?". davidbordwell.net. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Posada, Tim (October 29, 2020). "'Prestige Horror' attacks a long history of incredible cinema". Park Labrea News & Beverly Press. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Fowler, Matt (June 18, 2022). "Best 90s Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now". IGN. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
References to review
[edit]- Ransome, Noel (June 13, 2018). "Horror Is the New Drama". Vice. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- Vorel, Jim; Lowe, Kenneth (October 3, 2019). "The State of Horror (and "Prestige Horror") Cinema in 2019: A Paste Discussion". Paste. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- Prestige Horror Has Arrived
- Horror in fancy clothes: the 1990s cycle of prestige monster movies
- Renner, Karen J. (2 October 2022). "Psychoanalysis and the Politics of Prestige Horror". Lit: Literature Interpretation Theory. 33 (4): 296–316. doi:10.1080/10436928.2023.2166311.
- ‘Prestige Horror’ attacks a long history of incredible cinema
- Can Horror Movies Be Prestigious?
- How A24 saved horror
- The Year Horror Went Highbrow
- Here’s What to Watch Next if You’re Riding the 'Prestige Horror' Wave
- Why Do Prestige-Horror Trailers Keep Lying to Us?
- Jancovich, Mark (18 April 2017). "Beyond Hammer: the first run market and the prestige horror film in the early 1960s". Palgrave Communications. 3 (1). doi:10.1057/palcomms.2017.28.
- Why Ridley Scott Thinks Prestige Horror 'Works Better' on TV
- Keri Russell Battles a Monster, and Prestige Horror Fatigue, in ‘Antlers’