The phrase "a cycle of horror" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a repetitive or ongoing series of frightening or distressing events or experiences.
Example: "The film explores a cycle of horror that traps its characters in a never-ending nightmare."
Alternatives: "a loop of terror" or "a pattern of dread."
To explore torture porn or indeed any cycle of horror films, it is vital to look at the political landscape of the time.
Last weekend saw the emergence of a new cycle of horror into the mainstream.
In his 2006 article: "Now Playing at Your Local Multiplex: Torture Porn", New York magazine's David Edelstein coined the term when referring to a cycle of ultra-violent, extreme horror films, which depicted scenes of sustained torture and, in the opinion of many critics and observers, revelled in doing so.
In his 2006 article: Now Playing at Your Local Multiplex: Torture Porn, New York magazine's David Edelstein coined the term when referring to a cycle of ultra-violent, extreme horror films, which depicted scenes of sustained torture and, in the opinion of many critics and observers, revealed in doing so.
When an initially smooth progression is disrupted by a quick cut to a close-up, as in the Halloween cycle of horror films, the effect can be startling and frightening.
In the late 60's and 70's horror films entered a cycle of unparalleled carnage that has often been explained in the psychological terms of, say, family dynamics or the subconscious.
A cycle of madness and decline prompted by crystal meth goes well beyond the horrors of garden-variety substance abuse.
"Uzumaki" comes as part of the recent new cycle of Japanese horror films like Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Cure and Hideo Nakataa's "Ring," vivid, state-of-the-art scare films that move so swiftly that psychological underpinnings are a luxury.
Dracula's Daughter was the last in the first cycle of Universal Horror films that reached back into the 1920s.
