audio by title uncanny bodies the coming of sound film and the origins of the horror genre

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UNCANNY BODIES: THE COMING OF SOUND FILM AND THE ORIGINS OF THE HORROR GENRE.

Two films released in 1931 by Universal, Dracula and Frankenstein, forever changed the cinematic look and experience of horror in movies. Though these films may not seem very scary compared to today’s blood and gore spectacles, in their day these films terrified audiences around the globe. What was it that made these two films so chilling?