

The Philosophy of Horror: A Symphony of Film Theory
2020, English. Directed by Péter Lichter & Bori Máté.
The Philosophy of Horror – A Symphony of Film Theory is an abstract adaptation of Noël Carroll’s influential film theoretical book of the same title (published in 1990), which is a close examination of the horror genre. Our film uses hand painted and decayed 35 mm film strips of the classic slasher movie A Nightmare on Elm Street (Wes Craven, 1984) and its sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985).
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- Released
- 28 November 2020
- Original title
- A horror filozófiája
- Country
- Hungary
- Written by
- Noel Carroll
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The Philosophy of Horror: A Symphony of Film Theory isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 November 2020. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Philosophy of Horror: A Symphony of Film Theory?
The Philosophy of Horror: A Symphony of Film Theory (2020) was directed by Péter Lichter and Bori Máté.