Disability in horror films
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disability-in-horror-films-163-12630128
title:
Disability in horror films
text:
Horror films have frequently featured disability, dating to the genre's earliest origins in the 1930s. Various disabilities have been used in the genre to create or augment horror in audiences, which has attracted commentary from some critics and disability activists. Monsters and villains depicted in many horror films have often had physical or mental disabilities. These evolved from being sympathetic depictions of disabled characters in early monster films such as Frankenstein, to presentation
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Cultural phenomenon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability_in_horror_films
date created:
2022-09-30T11:17:47Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T00:13:48Z
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