I don't have a specific title handy, but it's been a common element of Dracula versions and other vampire films that vampires cannot be photographed (just as they cannot be seen in mirrors). More recent vampire versions, including TV series such as Buffy, the Vampire Slayer and True Blood, have dispensed with that trope. Don Larsson ___________________________________________________ "When something is empty, fill it. When something is full, empty it. When you have an itch, scratch it." --Dieter Dengler Donald F. Larsson, Professor English Department, Minnesota State University, Mankato Mail: 230 Armstrong Hall, Minnesota State University Mankato, MN 56001 Office Phone: 507-389-2368 ________________________________________ From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dorothee Birke [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 7:39 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [SCREEN-L] Photography in horror films Dear list members, This is a question for horror film buffs: we are currently trying to compile a corpus of horror films in which photography is used in order to show things that are invisible to the naked eye. Examples would be The Omen, in which smudges on photographs foreshadow the deaths of the people in the picture, or Shutter, in which photos reveal the presence of a ghost. Can anybody think of horror films featuring photographs or photographers? We would greatly appreciate your help! With many thanks in advance and best wishes Dorothee and Michael PS: Other films that already came to mind were Ring, The Shining and The Asphyx. ------------------------------- Dorothee Birke and Michael Butter Junior fellows Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) School of Language and Literature Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg Albertstr. 19 79104 Freiburg Germany _________________________________________________________________ http://redirect.gimas.net/?n=M0901xClipClub Windows Live Messenger + MSN Video = MSN ClipClub! ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html