Horror/Supernatural timeline

1.   1930s	The Ghoul 1933: Popular in the UK but disappointing in the US. An English film. Low budget. More ghost storied were used in the early supernatural films rather than possession and exorcism. The 1930s sparked new sub-genre in the fil industry as patriarchal views showed that more people believed in ghosts than present days.
1940s	The Ghost Train 1941: Use of mystery keeps the narrative enigmatic. More mystery used in older films because they lack special effects that modern films have. Means more jump scares and startle editing. Audiences were more ‘gullible’ in the earlier stages of the 20th century because more people believed in religion, for example.
1950s	House on Haunted Hill: An eccentric millionaire entices five unlucky souls into his haunted mansion with the promise of a cash prize if they can survive the night. Low budget. Shock and startle editing. Earlier films tended to use jump scares rather than horror endurance throughout the film.
1960s	Rosemary’s Baby The Innocents Village of the dammed: $200,000 budget. Science fiction aspect merged into supernatural to give possession element. The special effects were still of low quality during this decade and years before. The use to shock the audience was more common than terrorizing through enduring horror.
1.   1970s	The Exorcist: Unusual for horror films. It takes itself and its subject seriously. No comedy. The Exorcist is very much a 'grown-up' horror movie, and marks the beginning of a new part of a cycle in the genre. The Omen: big budget horror film which deals with a demonic child, this time a little boy who is able to use supernatural powers to subvert the power dynamic and render adults helpless to the point of death. During the 70s the quality of special effects began to be issued into more horror films. The use of exorcisms became the norm rather than ghosts as part of the supernatural aspect.
1980s	Nightmare On Elm Street: Krueger represents a successful blend of humour and horror, a deranged killer who doesn't lurk silently behind a hockey mask but menaces in full view, spitting one-liners as he sharpens his trademark glove. The 80s were arguably more suited for a younger audience.  Gore fest and jump scares. Mise-en-scene of gore and special effects in general had improved to disturb the audience rather than cause mystery and enigma.
1990s	Se7en 1995: Use of deadly sins adds to religion. By the end of the 1980s horror had become so reliant on gore and jump scares. It had lost its power to do anything more than shock and then amuse. Se7en uses gore as part of the murder spree using torture and bloody corpses. It is a more modern film meaning that there was a larger investment compared to past films.
2000s	The Rite: Budget: $37,000,000 Produced by production companies the specialise in horror (New Line Cinema) In the latter stages of the 20th century and early 21st exorcism and the aspect of religion has been used in supernatural horrors. Bigger investment, like ‘Se7en’ has made seen it bring back the exorcism theme, as well as jump scares through gore.