The changing universe of horror movies in the context of technological determinism: Social media movies special of technological horror movies

This work delves into the history of horror cinema. This study examines the concept of genre in horror cinema by dividing it into periods. While focusing on the sub-genres of horror cinema, this study attributes the formation of each sub-genre to an event in the period. The thesisstatesthat a new sub-genre emerged in this period and this sub-genre is called technological horror movies with the development of technology. The place, the importance and the effects of social media movies in people's lives have been examined in the study. The thesis associates all this information with technological determinism. It supports it side as with concrete examples it gives. While reviewing social media movies, social media divides it into three headings as character and universe; thus, the the study makes detailed analysis. In line with all this information, the thesis discusses that horror movies move away from the natural universe and place in a virtual universe. It says that fear is now in a more abstract universewith technological developments. The studyargues that all these situations give new shapes to people's fears and make the relationship between the horror film and the audience more layered.