Section: Monstrus: Gore and the Gothic by James Blackford
'Gore film' is defined in this chapter as:
"a strain of horror cinema that has usually been seen as occupying the opposite end of the genre's spectrum to the more refined terrors of the gothic" Use this quote for Saw and the gore side to the film.
"the real turning point for gore cinema came with George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968), which updated the Gothic mainstays of zombies and old dark houses for troubled, modern times." Use this possibly when talking about gothic horror in US films.
"Romero had made gore central to the Gothic, but it was two Italians who would go on to make horror cinema's purest expressions of the Gothic-gore aesthetic." Use when talking about origins of gore horror.
Section: Japanese Gothic by Jasper Sharp
"After several decades of relative neglect, Japanese horror cinema resurfaced dramatically at the turn of millennium with what has been termed the 'J-Horror Boom', spearheaded internationally with the success of Nakata Hideo's Ringu (1998), and followed by such films as Nakata's Dark Water (Honogurai mizu no soko kara, 2002) and Shimizu Takashi's Ju-on (2002)." Use when talking about the US remakes of Japanese horrors.
Section: Love is a Devil: Princes of Darkness by David Pirie
"Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) has the appearance of an ogre, but his energy, demonic cruelty and humour, as well as his supernatural aspiration ("I am God")" Use this when talking about Freddy's character and his importance to the franchise.
Can you post a couple of possible titles with films
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