Stars of Horror Movies Research

To gauge the traits of an archetypal horror star i will analyze some of the biggest horror stars of hollywood. I will analyzing things such as: Movies they have starred in, age, how they look and the characters they play

William Defoe

William Defoe has starred in a selection of horror movies for example: Anamorph and Antichrist I will now list some of reasons why he has been chosen to be a horror protagonist or antagonist. He often plays very serious, bordering on scary characters, so he has built up a repuatation of being like this, this make the audience associate with this type of role instantly and there isn't as much need to set up the type of character. He also has quite a scary looking face. He is in his mid 50s, this is ideal due the fact that the very intense scary archetypal characters in lots of horror movies are about this age. When we film we will try to find a actor with a similar sense of intensity for the role of the pedophile, if we do eventually follow through with this idea.

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), whose real name was William Henry Pratt, was an English-born actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s. Karloff performed in a variety of contexts throughout his career, but is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film Frankenstein, 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, and 1939 film Son of Frankenstein. His popularity following Frankenstein in the early 1930s was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or, on some movie posters, "Karloff the Uncanny".