What was the first gore movie?

In 1963, he directed Blood Feast, widely considered the first splatter film. In the 15 years following its release, Blood Feast took in an estimated $7 million. It was made for an estimated $24,500. Blood Feast was followed by two more gore films by Herschell Gordon Lewis, Two Thousand Maniacs!
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What was the goriest movie ever made?

Dead Alive (1992)

Just one of the film's final scenes is reported to have used around 80 gallons of fake blood. In the eyes of many, Dead Alive (originally titled Braindead) is the goriest film of all time.
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What was the first movie with graphic violence?

In the earliest days of cinema, violence can first be seen in the 1903 short film The Great Train Robbery. It was also one of the first motion pictures made that displayed a form of violence.
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What was the first slasher movie ever made?

1. Peeping Tom (1960) Released in 1960, the same year as Psycho, Peeping Tom has been endlessly compared to it ever since. Both have been argued to be the first slasher.
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What was the first color horror movie?

The resulting film, The Curse of Frankenstein (d. Terence Fisher, 1957), was the most important horror film since Universal 's Dracula (US, d. Tod Browning, 1931). Its contemporary impact was immense; it was the first horror film in colour, and its critical reception was savage.
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A Short History of the Horror Film (1890s - 2010s)



What is the oldest horror story?

The best known of these early supernatural-based works is the 3-minute short film Le Manoir du Diable (1896), known in English as both "The Haunted Castle" or "The House of the Devil". The film is sometimes credited as being the first ever horror film.
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Who was the first horror character?

Examples of early horror icons began with the Werewolf or Lycanthrope introduced in the 1500s, the Frankenstein monster as introduced by Mary Shelley in 1818, and Dracula introduced into literature in 1897 by Bram Stoker.
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Was Black Christmas the first slasher?

Black Christmas is a Canadian-American horror film series that comprises three standalone slasher films, as well as a novelization. The original film has gained a large cult following and is credited as being one of the first slasher films, inspiring many others, including the critically acclaimed hit Halloween (1978).
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Who was the first horror movie killer?

Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) is sometimes described as the mother of all slasher films. Although there are only two murders in the film, the idea of a disguised and insane killer came to prominence with this film.
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What are gore movies called?

Gore: Gore films, also called splatter films, zero in on the vulnerability of the human body, often with frequent close-ups. Examples of gore films include The Evil Dead and Saw.
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How violent can a PG 13 movie be?

There may be depictions of violence in a PG-13 movie, but generally not both realistic and extreme or persistent violence. A motion picture's single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, initially requires at least a PG-13 rating.
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Why do people like gory horror films?

The appeal of gory films lies in their ability to provoke visceral shock and excitement. Of course, not everyone gets a buzz from them: studies have shown that those who enjoy watching gore are more likely to score lower on empathy and higher on a personality trait known as 'sensation seeking'.
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What is the goriest movie on Netflix?

The Cast of I Know What You Did Last Summer Play a Scary Game of Would You Rather
  • Headshot. ...
  • Day of the Dead: Bloodline. ...
  • Apostle. ...
  • The Ritual. ...
  • The Babysitter: Killer Queen. ...
  • Death Note. ...
  • Thriller. ...
  • Rattlesnake.
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What movie has the most gallons of blood?

Fede Álvarez's Evil Dead

There's varying reports about the total amount of blood used in the film, with a Reddit post suggesting it adds up to 70,000 gallons. It wouldn't be surprising, since the film is soaked in gore and entrails.
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What horror movie used the most blood?

Braindead set and still holds the record for the most fake blood used in a movie; over 300 litres were used for the final scene.
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Who is the greatest slasher of all time?

Best Slasher #1 - Michael Myers (Halloween, 1978)

Beyond John Carpenter's filmmaking, there are a few reasons why Myers is the ultimate slasher.
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Who is the strongest slasher?

10 Deadliest Horror Movie Slashers, Ranked
  1. 1 JASON VOORHEES.
  2. 2 MICHAEL MYERS. ...
  3. 3 VICTOR CROWLEY. ...
  4. 4 FREDDY KRUEGER. ...
  5. 5 LEATHERFACE. ...
  6. 6 CHUCKY. ...
  7. 7 HANNIBAL LECTER. ...
  8. 8 GHOSTFACE. ...
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Who is the scariest horror killer?

#1 JASON VOORHEES (Friday the 13th: Part 2, 1981)

Jason Voorhees is the number one scariest killer on this list. Jason has the highest body count in slasher history with about 157 kills across his movie career.
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Was Peeping Tom the first slasher?

Peeping Tom was released a few months before Hitchcock's Psycho, which makes it arguably the first slasher film. It was also the first film to show a murder from the killer's point of view, thereby making the audience complicit in the crime.
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Is Peeping Tom the first slasher movie?

For a generation of filmmakers who cut their teeth in the slasher genre, both Bava and Hitchcock were no doubt bigger influences, but in recent years Peeping Tom, released a whole two months before Psycho, has been earmarked as the original proto-slasher, mainly due to its POV presentation, use of a signature weapon ...
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Is Black Christmas 1974 based on a true story?

"Black Christmas" was allegedly inspired by some real-life murders that occurred in Montréal, Québec, Canada during the holiday season. This is most likely based on Canadian serial killer Wayne Boden, who killed three women in Montréal, between October 1969 and January 1970.
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Who is the OG slasher?

10 Jigsaw, or John Kramer (The Saw Franchise)

John Kramer is the original Jigsaw Killer, the slasher villain in the Saw franchise. Though Jigsaw becomes a legacy character, John Kramer is the original, and so he's most often the one that comes to horror movie fans' minds.
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Who is the scariest person in the world?

10 Scariest People Who Ever Lived
  • Timur (1336-1405) ...
  • Ilse Koch (1906-1967) © Tumblr. ...
  • HH Holmes (1861-1896) © Youtube. ...
  • Thug Behram (1765-1840) © Hammer Films. ...
  • Elizabeth Bathory (1560-1614) © Hammer Films. ...
  • Empress Wu Zetian (625-705) © Blogspot. ...
  • Belle Gunness (1859-?) © BelleGunnessTheMovie. ...
  • Vlad the Impaler (1431-1477) © Spike.
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Who is the scariest character ever?

Top 20 Scariest Characters of All Time
  1. #1: Michael Myers. “Halloween” franchise (1978-)
  2. #2: Xenomorph. “Alien” franchise (1979-) ...
  3. #3: Hannibal Lecter. “Hannibal Lecter” franchise (1981-) ...
  4. #4: Freddy Krueger. “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise (1984-) ...
  5. #5: Jason Voorhees. ...
  6. #6: Pennywise. ...
  7. #7: Leatherface. ...
  8. #8: Pazuzu. ...
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