Author(s)

Ke Yu ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Edinburgh College of Art, the University of Edinburgh, Lady Lawson St, Edinburgh Eh3 9dh, UK

Corresponding Author

Ke Yu

ABSTRACT

Horror film contains great cultural and social value. It can effectively vent the pressure of the audience and has always occupied a place in the film market. Asian horror films have unique regional characteristics. This paper combs the typical Japanese and Korean horror films, explores their narrative characteristics, and puts forward the problems existing in the development of Asian horror films.

KEYWORDS

Horror film, Characteristics, Culture, Ghosts

CITE THIS PAPER

Ke Yu, A Study on the Characteristics of East Asian Horror Films. Art and Performance Letters (2022) Vol. 3: 76-79. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/artpl.2022.030116.

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