Horror is a type of genre that scares, terrifies and unsettles it's audience.
It does this by following the specific conventions that it carries. These conventions are used to put fear in its audience's minds; planting seeds of terror in the depths of their minds.
These Horror Conventions can include the following....
- Blood and Gore
- Death, Killing and Murder
- Villains andVictims
- Haunted Houses and Isolated Settings
- Monsters, Ghosts and The Unknown
- The Evil and Sinister
- Violence and Weapons
- Shrieks and Screams
- Fears, Darkness, Creepy Crawlies and Clowns
- Realism of Storylines
The Horror Genre can be split into two main categories...
"Wet Horror" - This is a film that bases its narrative around a lot of blood, gore, violence, more blood, more gore and more viloence.
"Dry Horror" - This is a film that tends to be more psychological based and plays with tricking the audience's mind.
