scared to death: the thrill of horror film
2017
- Curator: Jacob McMurray
- Exhibition Design: Curious Beast
- Graphic Design: Corey Smith
- Collections: Katherine Hughes, Melinda Simms, Stefanie Terasaki
- Fabrication: Mark Latz, Mark Columbino, Nick Rempel, Nils Carlson, Josh Powers, Joe Flood, Chris Moore, Riley Kerr
- Films: Kevin Harvey
- Interactives: Brad Purkey, Tad Hirsch, Raj Makker, Holly Chan, Abe Poutridge, Tyler Thompson, Jane Yu
- Tech: Luke Brown, Kirk Jamieson
- Sound Design: Steve Fisk and Bill Ronan of downtownXperience
- Illustrations: Ames Bros, Invisible Creature, Tom Price
- Skull/Stick Assemblages: Mach 2 Arts
- Hanging Corpses: Ghost Ride Productions
- Zombie Encounter: SCARE Productions
- Scenic Painting: Laurie Le Clair
- Curatorial Intern: Riana Slyter
Scared to Death: The Thrill of Horror Film explores the power of a century of horror cinema.
Synopsis:
For more than a century, horror films have thrilled and frightened audiences, providing heart-pounding terror and sleepless nights.
But horror movies offer more than just entertainment. They express the primal emotions of the human experience by tapping into the anxieties of contemporary culture and visualizing the unspeakable fears and forbidden desires that lie just beneath the polite face of society.
This exhibition examines the world of horror film through a series of immersive encounters with those that want to suck your blood, spill your guts, and eat your brains. Amidst this gauntlet of fear, five featured directors – Roxanne Benjamin, Roger Corman, Karyn Kusama, John Landis, and Eli Roth examine nine exemplars of horror film, illustrating the power of the genre and providing a foundation for exploring the spectrum of horror cinema, from its inception at the turn of the 20th century to the present.
Prepare yourself: Embrace the fear. Feel the terror. Be Scared to Death.
- King 5: “Sneak peek of new horror film exhibition at MoPOP”
- Seattle Times: "MOPOP Aims for the Chills in Horror Film Exhibition"
- Highway to Horror: "MOPOP's Scared to Death: The Thrill of Horror Film"
- Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle, September 30, 2017 - present
Scope: exhibition curation
