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Research

Depicting Trauma on Screen: A Critique of Realism in the Horror Genre

In my thesis, I explored trauma, PTSD, their depictions in various historical and contemporary horror films, and its possible harmful effects on audiences at large.

Hereditary (2018) Dir. Ari Aster

Midsommar (2019) Dir. Ari Aster

The Invisible Man (2020) Dir. Leigh Whannell

The Babadook (2014) Dir. Jennifer Kent

Jaws. (1975) Dir. Steven Spielberg

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Dir. Don Siegel

The Exorcist. (1973). Dir William Friedkin.

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