Research on the Construction of Horror Film Types in the ' Island ' Period

Abstract

During the 'island' period of domestic trouble and foreign invasion, Shanghai commercial films were unprecedentedly prosperous, and various types of films appeared one after another. Among them, Ma-Xu Weibang's " Midnight Song " marks the emergence of horror films as a type in the public eye. However, the previous horror film genre films were regarded as commercial films that were crude and paralyzed the spirit of the people, and the academic community has always focused on the creation of horror film genres on Ma-Xu Weibang. By capturing the cultural cracks in the commercial pursuit and political pressure of horror film creation in the 'island' period, this paper sorts out the construction path of horror film types in this period, so as to break the long-standing academic bias against horror commercial genre films and establish their special significance in the context of the times.