Comments on: Cat People (1942) History of Horror https://cinemassacre.com/2007/10/09/cat-people/ Tue, 27 Sep 2016 01:50:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 By: Don Skiver https://cinemassacre.com/2007/10/09/cat-people/#comment-203580 Tue, 27 Sep 2016 01:50:26 +0000 http://test.cinemassacre.com/?p=263#comment-203580 In reply to fcabanski.

I’m going to play devil’s advocate here even though I happen to personally agree with you that modern horror tends to shock and disgust more than anything.

There’s different ways of being scared. “Horror” as an umbrella genre, has many sub genres beneath it. Things like “body horror” “psychological horror” “gothic horror” “comedy horror” “action horror” as well as “thrillers” and “chillers”.

There’s no one way of doing it. It’s all up to the creator as to what their goal is. Does the creator want to give the audience a sense of dread and anxiety? Or do they want to shock and disgust the audience? Or do they simply want to make lots and lots of money by aping the current trends?

]]> By: fcabanski https://cinemassacre.com/2007/10/09/cat-people/#comment-167199 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:55:17 +0000 http://test.cinemassacre.com/?p=263#comment-167199 Startling an audience and scaring an audience are two different things. Modern horror movies startle and disgust. They don’t scare.

]]> By: SUP3RFLYSAMURA1 https://cinemassacre.com/2007/10/09/cat-people/#comment-163483 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 02:09:43 +0000 http://test.cinemassacre.com/?p=263#comment-163483 Very cool thriller. Relies heavily on jus the crepiness. It’s so damn creepy. Except 4 the end which is a huge pay off. Interesting characters, especially Irena. All women are killer cats.

]]> By: Johan Jonsson https://cinemassacre.com/2007/10/09/cat-people/#comment-139813 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:40:06 +0000 http://test.cinemassacre.com/?p=263#comment-139813 In reply to Sarrells.

GEEZ, thanks for the spoiler!

]]> By: officialjab https://cinemassacre.com/2007/10/09/cat-people/#comment-129588 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:28:31 +0000 http://test.cinemassacre.com/?p=263#comment-129588 Where are all the cat people??

]]> By: Sarrells https://cinemassacre.com/2007/10/09/cat-people/#comment-101790 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:27:50 +0000 http://test.cinemassacre.com/?p=263#comment-101790 I actually saw this one and liked it a lot. The part where the girl came screaming home and pounding the door was great. Her family wouldn’t let her in and she’s killed by the panther. The mom gasps as blood floods under the door and into the kitchen. Love that film noir effect.

]]> By: You Only Live Thrice https://cinemassacre.com/2007/10/09/cat-people/#comment-61591 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:05:17 +0000 http://test.cinemassacre.com/?p=263#comment-61591 shit would come outta your ass

]]> By: Allen Lucas https://cinemassacre.com/2007/10/09/cat-people/#comment-61095 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:24:29 +0000 http://test.cinemassacre.com/?p=263#comment-61095 It’s worth noting that while Cat People was a unique chiller for its time, the 1944 sequel Curse of the Cat People was very different from its predecessor. However, the theme of a child’s imagination and the wonders of childhood actually made the movie so good that it’s usually seen in child psychology classes.

Also, the 80’s remake is pretty good but the original is better.

]]> By: penpan https://cinemassacre.com/2007/10/09/cat-people/#comment-56546 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:46:48 +0000 http://test.cinemassacre.com/?p=263#comment-56546 Classic walking sequence. A ghost story I read as a child took off this format!

]]> By: Entertainer13 https://cinemassacre.com/2007/10/09/cat-people/#comment-20358 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:35:19 +0000 http://test.cinemassacre.com/?p=263#comment-20358 The cat at the end was genius.

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