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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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