The return of the repressed is a phrase coined by Sigmund Freud where an unconscious thought or feeling presses to be released. The feeling would become repressed in the first place because it would be unacceptable to release it e.g. jealousy towards a sibling. The feeling would tend to reappear in consciousness or in behaviour.
This relates to horror films because of the way that the villian can often be a character with a terrible past which is what causes them to be monsterous. For example, in The Grudge someone has died in a terrible rage and as a result has come back as the monster.
This relates to horror films because of the way that the villian can often be a character with a terrible past which is what causes them to be monsterous. For example, in The Grudge someone has died in a terrible rage and as a result has come back as the monster.
A good simple summary. How might it apply to the horror genre?
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