2 The  Historical  Development  of Horror  Art  and its Elements

The spread of art cannot be separated from the inheritance of culture. While American culture is constantly developing and enriching, the development of horror art in the United States is also experiencing a growing trend. It can be said that the origin of the art of horror in the United States and its development in the United States for the latter period of 20th century have laid a solid foundation  for  the dissemination.

2.1 The Origin  of Horror Art in America

With its sensational name, horror art in the West develops very rapidly, specifically in the field of photography, television or some depictions of the dying state of the picture. At the same time, the TV programs related to the theme of horror also came into being, in the form of horror art, and once popular in the United States, Horror Theater is the best proof. When the art of horror appears as a special form of art, the scholars and discussants begin to discuss the past works of art, which also gives the general public a chance to appreciate the aesthetic value of the art of horror based on the work of art. Through this kind of review, the literary works which had been neglected but with typical horror art elements are reviewed and become best sellers. The Gothic novel written by the famous  American  writer  Edgar Allan  Poe in  the  late  18th century  is  one of the  typical  examples.

Under the profound influence, around 1970, the art of horror began to be formally incorporated into American culture, while the horror film The Exorcist was launched at the same time to trigger emotional changes and deep-seated fears to emerge, It was a remarkable achievement at the award ceremony that heralded the formal invasion of the American film industry by the art of horror, and it was then that  the  horror  of the  later  films   began to develop.