Slashers ( Scream), zombies ( Dawn of the Dead), vampires ( Let the Right One In) abound with terror of the more psychological persuasion ( Don’t Look Now, The Innocents). Creature features ( King Kong, The Fly) nestle with Best Picture nominees ( The Exorcist, Get Out). Caligari) and Universal monsters ( Dracula, The Wolf Man). So we’re pulling from 100 years of movie history, from those early days of German expressionism ( Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Dr. The wonders of seeing the unknown has always been the luring temptation of movies, and so horror feels especially close to this medium, a genre that exposes audiences to beyond normal, and into death.
Something is stalking on your screen, primed to to kill all your free time: The big, boo-tiful list of Rotten Tomatoes’ 200 Best Horror Movies of All Time! He takes his time, morphing her fears into different sensations completely.īased on the Roman/Greek mythology of Cupid and Psyche by Lucius Apuleius, New York Times bestseller Wendy Higgins brings the tale to life, weaving layers that show exactly how a sacrificial lamb can be enchanted by an unseen monster.The wind forces open the curtained window. Her mate, however, is masterful in his dealings with his bride. She is terrified of this stranger, who the oracle described as a serpent. Psyche's punishment is to be given to a mysterious creature who only comes to her in the dark of night under the pact that she will never lay eyes on him. When his mother Venus approaches him about punishing the human girl who dares to steal her offerings and affections from the people, Cupid gladly accepts.
He uses love as a weapon, humoring in the weakness of people at the whims of their feelings. Their adoration for the mortal woman is so all-consuming that citizens begin to shower her with the very gifts and offerings they once left at the alter of Venus, goddess of love and beauty.Ĭupid, the god of love, takes pleasure in causing strife and mischief in the lives of humans. People travel from afar to the small isle in the Aegean Sea hoping for a single glimpse of Princess Psyche.
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