North American and western literary and film production of terror: obstacle to an effective functionality in Peru.

Abstract

In Peru, horror films and literary works have been consumed, but the reception has never been so good. One explanation for this problem is that the publication or premiere time competes with that of other countries, where there has already been better treatment. This controversial topic implies a very detailed study from its concomitant bases. Therefore, for this article the idea that the literary and cinematographic production of horror in Peru was in a disadvantaged position with respect to Western and North American productions was raised as an objective. This was verified with national films and literary works. On the one hand, with the volition of carrying out a scientific approach, the theoretical method was used, based on the epistemological documentation of literary and cinematographic terror. Strictly speaking, news and scientific works were confronted that gave evidence of the contemporary reception of literary and cinematographic works, which can be seen from their impact, the repercussions and the collections that they bring to the market. On the other hand, the interlocking of the theoretical and the interpretive with an unfavorable personal position was used as an empirical method. As a result, it was found that the consumption of these national horror productions was neuralgic, although they lacked authentic and modern proposals. Apparently, that didn’t matter to the public. In this way, it was concluded that the historicist revision of the literary and cinematographic productions of terror was going to be essential to start an unusual treatment.