Mersedes vs Samara

Just before Easter holidays I went to studio to practise some my ideas. My daughter suits the role of Samara perfectly as I hoped as she can be really scary and really sad in the same time, what looks very impressive on photographs as whether alive or dead though, creepy little girls have become iconic within the horror genre. 
With sunken eyes, perfect hair, and always the same style of going-to-church dress, the image of the creepy little girl has become standardized, but the fact that it still remains creepy while being so familiar is a testament to its ability to strike a deep psychological chord with the audience. In many ways the creepy little girl is the flip side of the silent witness character. Both imply that young children know more about their surroundings than they let on, but where as the silent witness can’t communicate... the silent witness represents the purity and innocence of childhood, the creepy little kid represents all the cruelty and selfishness that children are capable of.

The horror genre has become popular amongst its audiences throughout decades. This phenomenon of evil child phobia has dominated the horror cinema landscape since the beginning.  A phobia which can be traced back to the movie “The Bad Seed”, where a seemingly innocent and friendly little girl perpetrates a series of murders. The release of this and further projects into the 70‘s like “The Exorcist” (1973) struck fear into the hearts of audiences around the world, the most frightening factor being the lead role of the child, possessed by the devil shocked and stunned but left audiences wanting more and so Samara from The Ring.

The role of the child as the demonic figure in a horror film has become increasingly popular that's why I probably wanted to create something similar and familiar into photographs of my daughter.

I'll start my story from the chair fallowing images of my daughter as Samara still living...to be continued...