How does horror in cinema work with collective fears and social conflicts? Through examples from the films of Alfred Hitchcock and Jordan Peele, listeners will see how anxiety, visual techniques, and plot devices turn into a conversation about power, identity, violence, and hidden conflicts in society. Horror films are often accused of exploiting the most basic emotions, but behind familiar techniques sometimes lies something deeper. The lecture will show that horror can not only be about screams and monsters, but can also become a way to talk about fear of power, technology, and ourselves. The conversation will begin with the classical period, when tension was built around closed spaces, suspicious neighbors, and character vulnerability. Through examples from horror classics, it will be evident how the director constructs the frame, works with sound and editing so that the viewer feels the threat even before it manifests directly. A separate block will focus on modern cinema, where themes of race, class, and corporeality come to the forefront. We will discuss how to organize leisure in St. Petersburg.