Conventions Found In The Horror GenreBY MARVIN ADDAE

Secluded Location

Generally, horror movies enjoy placing their characters in a location where there is no one around for help and no way to contact someone easily, for example the woods, a summer camp or a house with no other houses near them.

Someone Runs Around House Instead Of Escaping

You will frequently see the victim see being chased and when they have a good chance to exit the location they are being chased in they will usually run upstairs or somewhere that is not the way to leave

Victim Inexplicably Falls Over

The victim will likely fall over whilst trying to escape the danger, this usually happens when they are extremely close to getting to safety and they will also commonly trip on something very small or even themselves

Someone Dies In The First Five Minutes

In the first five minutes of the movie someone, usually a character that wouldn't have played a major role in the movie anyway will be killed by the main creature, this is to set the mood and create a sense for the movie and show a small preview of the creature/monster

Small Group Of People

In horror movies you will never see at least more than 3 people together, and where there are more than 3 they will never stick together even thought it is the best method of safety, this makes it easy for the creature to kill them separately one by one

No Power In The Building

In horror movies the power will be cut allowing no light or connection to be available to the victims, this ensures the victims have no way of knowing where the creature will be and/or contacting anyone