Critical Investigation...


How and why do Horror/Thriller films, such as 'Hide and Seek' exaggerate the mentally ill?


Issues/Debates & Theories...


Moral Panic
Moral Panic is a feeling expressed by a large proportion of society on an issue (by a group of people or individuals) that is deviant to society.
Internet Link: http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/54/4/441

Genre Theories
Genre Theories are the ideas that a certain genre has constructed different elements in order to tell a story.
Internet Link: http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Horror_film

Representation & Stereotyping
Reperesentation and Sterotyping are the ideologies of a group of people that is constructed through the media.
Internet Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6043231/Heath-Ledgers-Joker-exacerbates-stereotypes-about-mental-health.html

Media Effects
This refers to the theories of the ways the media is constructed to affect how audiences think and behave
Internet Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_influence


Guardian.co.uk ...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/jul/22/hollywood-mental-block

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/jan/24/broadcasting.pressandpublishing

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/jun/14/medicineandhealth.lifeandhealth1

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/may/19/schizophrenia-murder-mental-health

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/04/the-crazies-mental-health