<Tab/>"It's the exploitation of tension, that's what horror is all about. You've got to create a situation that's unbearably tense and the audience knows that something's going to happen. That the guy in the black is suddenly going to leap into the frame. It's a very unifying thing in a cinema" These are the words of Wes Craven, director of the 1984 movie A Nightmare on Elm Street. Maybe it was …showed first 75 words of 1763 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1763 total…Rosemary's Baby exploited tension accurately and tastefully through the acting, the music, and the special effects. I would recommend Gothika as a must see over Rosemary's Baby for fact of personal preference. I enjoy the special effects offered in today's films; I feel it adds much more intensity to the film. All in all, two wonderful films shot in two different eras, that both create tension that is sure to disturb anyone who views them.