As is well known, the Horror film generally presents a situation where normality is threatened by a monster.
First and foremost, it comes across in the physical performance of monstrosity; the over-the-top perform.
Theatricality in the Horror film expresses itself in many ways.
From this premise, this book argues that scary movies often create their terrifying effects stylistically and structurally through a radical break with the realism of normality in the form of monstrous theatricality.
As is well known, the Horror film generally presents a situation where normality is threatened by a monster