FabSwingers.com forum: How would Victorian people react to horror stories and movies today?

By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

I was watching a TV movie earlier set in the 1800s where it showed a scene where people reacted in horror while watching a play of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and it made me wonder, how would the Victorian people react to the horror stories and movies we know today?

I can imagine they would be absolutely terrified especially if they saw something like The Exorcist for example.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Imagine the horror of TOWIE or Love Island!!!

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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

"Imagine the horror of TOWIE or Love Island!!!"

They probably would be deeply offended I bet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Considering post mortem photography they enjoyed.. maybe they wouldn't find it so bad.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They'd be over 200 years old so you'd have to turn the volume up

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By *unandgamegeek OP Man
over a year ago

Bolton

"They'd be over 200 years old so you'd have to turn the volume up"

Or use a time machine lol

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

The reality of life for many people in Victorian times far exceeded any horror movie we could show them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The reality of life for many people in Victorian times far exceeded any horror movie we could show them"

Exactly ! I worked for a while with refugees from awful situation and they hated horror or violent films as it was too close to home. For most of us it's a safe form of escapism.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I was watching a TV movie earlier set in the 1800s where it showed a scene where people reacted in horror while watching a play of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and it made me wonder, how would the Victorian people react to the horror stories and movies we know today?

I can imagine they would be absolutely terrified especially if they saw something like The Exorcist for example."

They'd probably agree that the movie Cats is utter shite.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

Shakespeare was the king of horror. Titus Andronicus anybody.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Probably with a good old witch hunt

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By *mma29Couple
over a year ago

wirral

A bit of an ankle flash was considered risque back then.

What would they think of this site?

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