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Originally Posted by CDSmith
Horror films during the 70's just seemed to have a much higher horror impact on people.
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Yep, this is true. Filmmakers used familiar settings, everyday people, and created horrific situations that could happen in reality. Gone were the castles, mutants and crazy martians of the 50s and 60s (inspired by the fear of space travel and atomic bombs). The Viet Nam war gave us real terror on tv and, thus, in the theatres : Jason, Michael, A Shark, a family of incestuous rapists and cannibals.