FAVS 300 Global Horror Film Mid-Term Exam
Short Answer Questions (please write using complete sentences, 3 points each):
1. Define, in your own words, the meaning of cyborgification, and give an example of a
film that demonstrates this meaning.
2. Identify title, year, and director of one film that belongs to each of the following
categories of film you’ve encountered in this class (no repeat titles): a German
Expressionist film (that we studied in Mod 1); a techno-horror film; a slasher film; a film
that exemplifies Black horror (as distinct from Blaxploitation films).
Essay questions (8 points each): Each answer must be a typed, 12 font response composed of 300
word minimum. Do not plagiarize, but feel free to refer to the ideas of other scholars you have
encountered in this course or outside of this course, as appropriate.
3. What are the three strains or main categories of horror films that we can trace back to the
German Expressionist films (recall what we screened in class) and describe a film that belongs to
each category (this was discussed in the PPT for Module 1).
4. Discuss one of the following themes that we have studied in class (refer to films and/or scenes
from films to support your discussion):
migratory vampires
biopolitics and zombies
immigration narratives and the science fiction genre
feminization of the male monster
black horror films (as distinct from blaxploitation films)
5. Explain and discuss the “othering” or negative stereotyping of people based on ideas of racial,
sexual, and/or gendered difference that you observe in the horror genre.
Bonus Questions (both 200 word minimum, worth 6 points each):
a. In what ways is Sleep Dealer a horror film? Your answer must demonstrate that you
have watched the film, in addition to having read the chapter by Hamner.
b. Explain how Rhymes for Young Ghouls demonstrates or performs the following quote
from Madeleine Reddon’s chapter:
“Horror is a meeting place where Indigenous filmmakers can share and demonstrate
survivance strategies and the continuing vitality of their communities.”
