Modern Horror Defined By Edgy Realism Of The 1970s
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By the late 1960s, classic horror movies pioneered by Vincent Price and Boris Karloff had run out of steam. What took their place was something different, edgier and altogether more terrifying.
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Now its all about getting as gory as you can either in a book or film. This takes away from a strong literary component to be descriptive and instead tries to shock the reader.