Genre Development | Part 1 | Introduction

Contents:

• Genre Development | Part 1 | Introduction
• Genre Development | Part 2 | Primitive
• Genre Development | Part 3 | Classical
• Genre Development | Part 4 | Revisionist
• Genre Development | Part 5 | Parodic
• Genre Development | Part 6 | An Overview

Rick Altman spent a lot of time devising a theory about genre development. In this theory, he outlined four different stages that all genres must go through. These genres include Primitive, Classical, Revolusionist, Parodic.

These posts will outline the various stages and give example of films that fall within each of the different stages of the horror genre.