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The gothic genre is a type of movie and novel that includes lots of darkness, haunting, evil spirits, death, and other scary factors. Two movies that fall into this genre are “The Grudge,” and “The Exorcist.” Each movie had their strengths and weaknesses pertaining to elements of the gothic genre in each. Although the movies are based on the same genre, they have very different styles of depicting the gothic genre. “The Grudge,” directed by Goshimoto, 1999, was a foreign film from Asia, that provided quite a unique viewing experience. There were lots of weaknesses to this movie. The introduction of the story line was very confusing and choppy. To introduce a character, they displayed the character’s name on a black background, and played the same scene over again. Being a foreign film, it was very difficult to remember who was who, due to the names being too similar to remember. The use of camera angles was very limited and did not successfully enhance the viewers experience. Typically, to depict impending doom or death, the editor would use a high-angle shot to act like a