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Looking for a scary movie to watch this October? The Browne Popular Culture Library at BGSU has over 2000 films/movies that students can borrow. Among these films there are many movies that are perfect for a good scare. This libguide will you get started on your horror film search. If you are not sure what movie you are looking for yet, please feel free to come visit us on the 4th floor of the library and peruse a list of some of our best horror films.
What is your favorite genre of Horror Fiction?
The study of horror fiction and films is one of the many facets of popular culture. Horror films often depict the anxieties of a society during the time the film was made. For example, in the 1930s horror films like Dracula and Frankenstein were popular because they provided people with the sense that an individual can make a difference during the Great Depression when individuals often felt helpless. The unrest of the 1960s and 1970s led to movies that were anti-authoritarian, questioned science, and fought big-business. The fear of AIDS in the 1990s-2000s gave way to movies about infections of the blood from Vampires.
We have a large variety of horror films at the Library that depict various sub-genres of horror including: supernatural, vampire, monsters, slasher, cult classics, comedy/dark humor, telekinesis, zombies/pandemic diseases, and alien invasions.