Film and Media Studies: The Horror Film

For me, Nosferatu started kinda slow, and personally I struggled to understand what the characters were saying. Nosferatu is already watching her from a distance as a bat when he comes to her house occasionally at night. He is immediately interested in Lucy when he sees her on Jonathan’s pendent because he realizes moving into the house would mean he is closer to Lucy and makes it easier for him to carry out his voyeuristic desires. One scene he is seen looking at Lucy through the window without her noticing. Later, he is in her room and asks for her to give him the love that she gives Johnathan but she refuses. She looks at him and decides to tempt him in order to get him to leave. Lucy realizes in order to kill him she must look at him and allow him to carry out his sexual desires on her until dawn. Many people have heard about vampires and Count Dracula but no one really has an idea of what he would do if he really existed. But the vampire can represent more than a mythical creature, it can represent something in humans that we can’t control. Nosferatu struggling with his desires which is a trait among all humans. While most humans don’t desire to suck other’s blood we still all desire something and sometimes struggle to withhold in our desires. The first woman we see in Deathgasm is Brodie’s mother who is put into a mental hospital. The next woman is his super conservative aunt. Medina is next and at first seen as an innocent girl that Brodie’s cousin is interested in but she doesn’t agree with his bullying. Medina becomes interested in Brodie and helps them carry out the tasks of defeating the demon. The first time Medina listened to metal she imagines herself on top of a mountain. The other woman we see is first seen giving Aeon a blowjob. Later, she backstabs him in order to be the darkest human and become the host of the demon. When it becomes time to see who will become the host she removes her clothes. Like Lucy, it’s almost allowing the monster to sexualize her when it comes time. When it comes to Deathgasm the demons are brought back by the music. When the band plays The Black Hymn the demon starts to take over. This was interesting because some people do see metal music as devil-worshipping music. This took a mindset by some and explored in the way they think. This gives the idea that it allows those to see what could happen if the music actually summoned a demon. Most people rather not experience it but might still wonder which makes Deathgasm interesting to audiences. While summoning a demon might scare most people the comedy aspect of Deathgasm makes is less scary to watch. This allows people to give in curiosity without feeling like it’s really happening. Both movies were interesting in their own way. The difference in the time period they were made in was obvious when watching but still, each of them had their own style.