GENRE RESEARCHFOR

HORROR

BYSTEFAN ERIC

Horror

Top Films In This Genre

Top 10 horror movies1. Saw2. [Rec]3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre4. Friday The 13th 5. The Exorcist 6. As Above So Below7. The Conjuring8. Insidious9. Let The Right One In10. The Fourth Kind

Stereotypical Genre CharactersHorror

Type of characters in horror movies• Ghosts/Spirits• Serial KillersDemonic PossessionsVampireWerewolfZombieAlien

Typical SettingHorror

Typical setting of a horror movie• Church• Haunted house

Narrative ThemeHorror

Typical narrative themes in horror movies• Psychopath• Revenge

Iconography/Props UsedHorror

Props that are used in horror films• Knives• Guns

Enigma CodesHorror

Questions the audience usually ask• ‘Why did they open

the closet?’