ホラー映画(えいが)

ほらーえいが
noun
horror movie; horror film
1. horror movie; horror film
A movie genre designed to frighten, unsettle, or horrify the audience through suspense, supernatural elements, or graphic content.
ホラー映画(えいが)は苦手(にがて)だ。
I'm bad with horror movies.
友達(ともだち)とホラー映画(えいが)を見(み)に行(い)った。
I went to see a horror movie with friends.
日本(にほん)のホラー映画(えいが)は心理的(しんりてき)な恐怖(きょうふ)を描(えが)くものが多(おお)い。
Japanese horror movies often depict psychological fear.

ホラー (from English "horror") + 映画(えいが) (movie). Japanese horror cinema, known internationally as J-horror, is renowned for its distinctive style emphasizing atmosphere and psychological dread over graphic violence.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ホラー映画(えいが)を見(み)る — watch a horror movie
  • ホラー映画(えいが)が好(す)き — like horror movies
  • ホラー映画(えいが)が苦手(にがて) — be bad with horror movies
  • 日本(にほん)のホラー映画(えいが) — Japanese horror movies

CULTURAL NOTE:
Japanese horror films like リング(りんぐ) (Ring, 1998) and 呪怨(じゅおん) (Ju-On, 2002) gained worldwide acclaim and spawned Hollywood remakes. The genre draws heavily on Japanese folklore about 幽霊(ゆうれい) (ghosts) and 怨霊(おんりょう) (vengeful spirits).

RELATED TERMS:

  • ホラー小説(しょうせつ) — horror novel
  • ホラーゲーム — horror game
  • 怪談(かいだん) — ghost story — the traditional Japanese term for scary tales
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