Horror as a way of self-expression for new authors: We discuss modern horror films in the podcast “The Caretaker”.

Why were monsters jumping out of bushes suddenly replaced by the horrors of real life?

More recently, straightforward horror films were in fashion, where it was clearly stated: this is the evil that the heroes have to fight. Or not fight, but run away - depending on your luck. This model has worked on the screen almost from the very beginning of the development of cinema. But recently the vector has changed. The viewer was simply tired of banal horror films, and they were replaced by psychological horror films with a deeper meaning, where you don’t immediately understand what evil is.

In this episode, the hosts of “The Caretaker” Alexey Khromov and Mikhail Volnykh discuss modern horror films, the transformation of the genre and the demand for the jump scare technique, to which the word “screamer” is assigned in Russian. They also advise what to watch for those who are no longer afraid of anything.

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04:05 — Alexey talks about “Sinister” - one of the most terrible horror films of our time.

08:57 - about Ari Aster’s films “ Solstice ” and “Reincarnation” and the art of psychological horror.

15:09 — Robert Eggers is a “nerd” director who has revived arthouse horror.

17:03 — how comedian Jordan Peele discovered his talent as a director and began making good horror films with a touch of comedy and satire.

19:01 - about comparisons of the cult film “ Mayak ” with the no less cult “Green Elephant” by Svetlana Baskova.

19:37 - about realism in the HBO series “Chernobyl” and the effect of “the horror of life” on the screen.

26:30 - about the future of the Saw series and whether it needs a reboot.

30:19 - horror and video games: why horror films - game adaptations are not so popular among viewers. The presenters recall Silent Hill, Doom and Uwe Boll films.

38:08 — what is screenlife: a promising format or a banal fix idea of ​​individual filmmakers?

40:48 — Alexey recommends the best horror comedies that have come out in recent years.

What to see on the topic?

We have collected the films that were mentioned in the podcast:

• "Sinister", directed by Scott Derrickson, 2012.
• “Insidious,” directed by James Wan, 2010.
• "The Conjuring", directed by James Wan, 2013.
• "Midsummer", directed by Ari Aster, 2019.
• “Reincarnation”, directed by Ari Aster, 2018.
• "The Babadook", directed by Jennifer Kent, 2014.
• “Mama”, directed by Andres Muschietti, 2013.
• “Mom!”, directed by Darren Aronofsky, 2017.
• “The Witch,” directed by Robert Eggers, 2015.
• "The Lighthouse", directed by Robert Eggers, 2019.
• Get Out, directed by Jordan Peele, 2017.
• "Us", directed by Jordan Peele, 2019.
• “Chernobyl”, created by Craig Mazin, 2019.
• "Silent Hill", directed by Christophe Gan, 2006.
• Doom, directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, 2005.
• Friday the 13th, directed by Sean Cunningham, 1980.
• “Unfriend”, director: Levan Gabriadze, 2015.
• “Open Windows”, directed by Nacho Vigalondo, 2014.
• "Welcome to Zombieland", directed by Ruben Fleischer, 2009.
• “Zombieland: Control Shot”, directed by Ruben Fleischer, 2019.
• “Shaun of the Dead,” directed by Edgar Wright , 2004.
• “I'm Going Searching,” directed by Matthew Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, 2019.
• “The Nanny,” directed by McG, 2017.
• "Frustrated", directed by Ninian Doff, 2019.
• "Killer Vacation", directed by Eli Craig, 2010.
• The Dead Don't Die, directed by Jim Jarmusch, 2019.
• "The Cabin in the Woods", directed by Drew Goddard, 2012.
• “Operation Dead Snow,” directed by Tommy Wirkola, 2009.

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