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 antagonists in horror movies• Ghosts/Spirits• Serial Killers• Demonic Possessions• Vampire• Werewolf• Zombie• Alien• Doll• Children

Typical SettingHorror

Typical setting of a horror movie• Church• Haunted house• Cemetery• Forrest/Woods• Cabins• Villages• Caves• Asylums• Other abandoned locations

Narrative ThemeHorror

Typical narrative themes in horror movies• A psychopath, who will lose control and

kill innocent people.• Someone looking for revenge.• Looking for something hidden that

should be left alone.• Supernatural incidents.• Curses on the protagonist/s.• Haunted house being brought by a

couple/family.• Uprising of zombie apocalypse.

Iconography/Props UsedHorror

Props that are used in horror films• Weapons (Knives, Guns, Blades, Chainsaw…)• Scary masks• Fake blood• Dolls• Wigs• Skulls• Corpse• Claws• Leather boots• Pumpkin

Enigma CodesHorror

Questions the audience usually ask• ‘Who killed him/her?’• ‘Where has he/she

disappeared to?’• ‘Why are all these innocent

people getting killed?’• ‘How are they going to

escape/defeat the villain?’