Religious Symbols
Religion is more or less one of the most significant themes in horror movies. Some examples are : The Exorcist, Insidious & The Rite. The religious icons that come up most are crucifixes, the upside down cross, voodoo dolls or the bible.
Symbols of Death
Death can be represented in many different ways, through different props and objects such as: Coffins,Gravestones, Skeletons or even angels of death. In Psycho(1960), the taxidermy birds are a physical representation of the dead mother, whose spirit is truing ti be kept alive by her son.
Colours are usually a symbolism of the theme or the film or they usually haver deeper connotations.
Red is often associated which anger, hatred, evil & blood. Blue is associated with tranquility, calmness and serenity. White is often associated with purity and cleanliness and holiness.
Light
Light can symbolise many things such as freedom, hope, escape. In some horror films, light can e a symbol of death. E.g. Poltergiests 'Don't go into the light'. Candles,Lanterns and flashlights are some of the most common sources of light in horror films, as light can only be cast so far.
Weapons
Weapons are mostly used by men, therefore they have a phallic symbolism, they suggest masculine power but they can also be used by a woman, but she would have had to adopt masculine characteristics. When a woman outsmarts a man the villain will castrate him.
Doors & Windows.
Windows could represent/symbolise the isolation from the outside world. They could also symbolise the fear of being part of the outside world. Whereas doors could be a symbol of opportunity. both doors and windows could be symbols of entrapment or freedom. but they still both hold mystery.
Tunnels & Corridors
These are yonic symbols as they could represent how the female genitals produce life. They could also represent the passages to freedom and surviving... or even death.
Keys&Locks
They symbolise, secrets and confined thoughts and feelings, or even hidden places and objects.
e.g Skeleton Key
DOLLS
These are meant to represent childhood and innocence as they are the toys of children but some often have un-human life qualities such as big non-blinking eyes, fake/forced smiles and oversized heads. e.g Chucky the Doll, Annabelle, Jigssaw.
Masks
masks are often use by men to hide their identity as the antagonists. they are used to disguise evil in mankind and the only part of the mask thats meant to move is the eye, which generally created more fear for the audience.
Mirrors
They can represent many different things such as multiple feelings or multiple personalities of that certain character. Broken glass in a character symbolises shattered lives or personalities. They can also symbolise vanity and sexual themes
Religion is more or less one of the most significant themes in horror movies. Some examples are : The Exorcist, Insidious & The Rite. The religious icons that come up most are crucifixes, the upside down cross, voodoo dolls or the bible.
Symbols of Death
Death can be represented in many different ways, through different props and objects such as: Coffins,Gravestones, Skeletons or even angels of death. In Psycho(1960), the taxidermy birds are a physical representation of the dead mother, whose spirit is truing ti be kept alive by her son.
Colours are usually a symbolism of the theme or the film or they usually haver deeper connotations.
Red is often associated which anger, hatred, evil & blood. Blue is associated with tranquility, calmness and serenity. White is often associated with purity and cleanliness and holiness.
Light
Light can symbolise many things such as freedom, hope, escape. In some horror films, light can e a symbol of death. E.g. Poltergiests 'Don't go into the light'. Candles,Lanterns and flashlights are some of the most common sources of light in horror films, as light can only be cast so far.
Weapons
Weapons are mostly used by men, therefore they have a phallic symbolism, they suggest masculine power but they can also be used by a woman, but she would have had to adopt masculine characteristics. When a woman outsmarts a man the villain will castrate him.
Doors & Windows.
Windows could represent/symbolise the isolation from the outside world. They could also symbolise the fear of being part of the outside world. Whereas doors could be a symbol of opportunity. both doors and windows could be symbols of entrapment or freedom. but they still both hold mystery.
Tunnels & Corridors
These are yonic symbols as they could represent how the female genitals produce life. They could also represent the passages to freedom and surviving... or even death.
They symbolise, secrets and confined thoughts and feelings, or even hidden places and objects.
e.g Skeleton Key
DOLLS
These are meant to represent childhood and innocence as they are the toys of children but some often have un-human life qualities such as big non-blinking eyes, fake/forced smiles and oversized heads. e.g Chucky the Doll, Annabelle, Jigssaw.
Masks
masks are often use by men to hide their identity as the antagonists. they are used to disguise evil in mankind and the only part of the mask thats meant to move is the eye, which generally created more fear for the audience.
Mirrors
They can represent many different things such as multiple feelings or multiple personalities of that certain character. Broken glass in a character symbolises shattered lives or personalities. They can also symbolise vanity and sexual themes
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