{"id":7140,"date":"2011-10-02T23:51:41","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T03:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/?p=7140"},"modified":"2011-10-03T03:40:24","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T07:40:24","slug":"emp-museum-hosts-cant-look-away-the-lure-of-horror-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/emp-museum-hosts-cant-look-away-the-lure-of-horror-film\/","title":{"rendered":"EMP Museum hosts: Can&#8217;t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/EMGThumb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7149\" title=\"EMGThumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/EMGThumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"115\" \/><\/a>EMP Museum<\/em><\/strong> located in Seattle, Washington, is according to their <em>about us<\/em> page is, &#8220;<em>dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in popular music<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Starting today, the museum is hosting a special exhibition titled<strong><em>, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.empmuseum.org\/exhibitions\/index.asp?categoryID=177&amp;ccID=330\" target=\"_blank\">Can&#8217;t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film<\/a><\/em><\/strong>&#8220;. The exhibition features many original props and items from some of the most famous horror films in cinema.<\/p>\n<p>Directors Roger Corman, John Landis, and Eli Roth have contributed to the exhibition and share their insights on the horror film genre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 180px;\"><object width=\"560\" height=\"315\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/gG-IVd21Xmw?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"560\" height=\"315\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/gG-IVd21Xmw?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Visitors can see items including the script from <em>Night of the Living Dead<\/em>, the alien creature suit from <em>Alien, <\/em>the scavenger demon from <em>Constantine<\/em>, the axe from <em>The Shining<\/em>, the &#8220;Gill Man&#8221; mask used in <em>Creature from the Black Lagoon<\/em>, Bram Stoker&#8217;s <em>Dracula<\/em> manuscript, and other many horror film memorabilia<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From the museum website:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Werewolf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7146\" title=\"Werewolf\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Werewolf-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Werewolf-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Werewolf-418x300.jpg 418w, https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Werewolf.jpg 616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Shinning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7147\" title=\"Shinning\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Shinning-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Shinning-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Shinning.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/HockyMask.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7148\" title=\"HockyMask\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/HockyMask-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/HockyMask-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/HockyMask-416x300.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/HockyMask.jpg 618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>*<em>All photos \u00a9EMP Museum and respective owners<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">Interactive highlights<\/span><\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Scream Booth<\/span>:<\/strong> Visitors are prompted to scream on cue as they watch horror film footage in a soundproof booth. A camera memorializes the moment with multiple shots displayed just outside the stall.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Horror Soundscapes<\/span>:<\/strong> Visitors explore the fundamental music elements and scoring techniques used in horror to enhance a cinematic sense of suspense, dread, and terror.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Monster Timeline<\/span>:<\/strong> A large infographic defines the monster archetypes of horror film, examines their individual particularities, and explores why they continue to inhabit the collective conscious of popular culture.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Shadow Monsters<\/span>:<\/strong> Philip Worthington&#8217;s interactive installation allows visitors to watch as their projected shadows morph into monsters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BEWARE! 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