Genre Research: Horror (By Hayden Woodcock)

A horror depicts the audience emotions, worst fears, disgust and nightmares. This genre often includes scenes that scare the viewer, through macabre and the supernatural, as a result of intense imagery and sound. Most horror plots involve an antagonist trying to cause havoc or mayhem, often succeeding at the end of the plot, allowing the style and conventions within this genre to be clear. Elements that feature in this genre include: gore, weapons, dilemmas, enigmas, ghost, supernatural forces, serial killer and a lot of darkness.

Famous horrors include: The Exorcist, The Shining, The Babadook, It Follows, 31, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Psycho, Halloween, The Conjuring. The Descent, Saw and Evil Dead.