Since the release of George Melies' Haunted Castle in 1896, more than 90,000 horror films have been made. However, none have been more frightening and influential than Stanley Kubrick's The Shining and Steven Spielberg's Jaws. Each a product of the golden age of horror of the 1970s and 1980s, these films have a reputation for engulfing viewers in fear, without resorting to masked killers, vampires or other shots. Instead, Kubrick and Spielberg take a different approach and scare the audience on a psychological level. The Shining and Jaws evoke fear through the use of three different cinematic aspects: the use of "dangerous" color, intimidating soundtracks, and suspenseful cinematography. Looking for peace and quiet to write his novel, Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter. guard at Colorado's desolate Overlook Hotel. Despite learning of the previous caretaker's madness and the massacre of his family, Jack decides to bring his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), to keep him company during the stay. But soon after acclimating to life at the Overlook Hotel, the family's mental health begins to deteriorate. Danny begins using "The Shining", a telepathic ability that allows him to read minds and experience premonitions, and Jack begins to succumb to cabin fever, becoming more and more aggressive over time. Eventually, when the former Guardian confronts Jack, things take a turn for the worst, and the only force that can save Danny and Wendy is "The Shining." It's the Fourth of July weekend on the small New England island of Amity, and visitors from all over the world are flocking to the island's sparkling beaches. But when the grisly remains of a young woman wash up on the shore, the new police...... middle of paper ...... panic in the water and fear a shark attack, the camera produces a disorienting effect by moving toward the character while simultaneously zooming with the camera lens backwards, creating a feeling of dizziness” (Koenig). Finish… The Shining and Jaws are horror films that touch the viewer on a whole new level. Instead of using clichés similar to many horror films of the time, Kubrick and Spielberg create horror films that psychologically attack viewers. Both films use danger color to foreshadow looming danger, heartbreaking film music to provoke fear, and uncomfortable cinematography to provoke a feeling of hopelessness. Even though The Shining and Jaws are already almost 40 years old, these films will continue to be among the best horror films ever made, and even when 90,000 more horror films are made, people will remember the fear of watching these two films..