Certain representations have now become stereotypes (a widely held but fixed and over simplified image of a particular type of person or thing).
Christian Metz in his book language and cinema (1974) explored the development of genre film and suggested that genres pass through four phases of existences:
1) The experimental (The cabinet of Dr Caligari, 1919)
2) The classic (Hollywood films such as Dracula and Frankenstein, 1931)
3) The parody (Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein, 1948)
4) The deconstruction ( Se7en, 1995)
The experimental = This means the early phase of films which explored and experimented with the horror theme.
The classic = This is the phase of films that established the narrative. the horror genre was the most successful.
The parody = Films that mimicked the horror genre.
The deconstruction = Films that include two genres together for example a horror mixed with a thriller.
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