Genre research

Within the genre of horror there is many sub-genres which include:

Action Horror: This genre combines the evil and an event of the supernatural; also commonly contain a chase scene. These commonly contain zombies, along with demons, gore and vampires. Examples of this include dawn of the dead and blade.

Body Horror: Deconstruction of humans, either being surgically removed or being pulled apart by monsters/creatures. David Cronenberg is very famous for this type of genre. Examples of this include all the Saw movies and The Human Centipede.

Comedy Horror: Comedic elements throughout a film which is typically described as being in the horror genre. Examples of this include Scary Movie and The legend of the sleepy hollow.

Gothic Horror:  This was much more common in early horror movies, containing elements of horror and of gothic, for examples very dark costumes and lighting within a horror movie. An example of this is Dracula.

Psychological Horror: This relies on people’s fears and beliefs; this includes characters that are emotionally unstable to build tension. It allows the audience to feel guilt and relate to the situation that the characters are in. Examples of this include the ring and the exorcist.

Science Fiction Horror: This type of genre involves animation when editing and often deals with the paranormal, normally created by accident or by a mad scientist. An example of this includes Alien.

Slasher Horror: Involves a large amount of violence normally involving a psychopathic serial killer killing a number of vulnerable individuals. The killer normally has a specific weapon which is their signature way of killing. This sub-genre usually involves a lot of suspense. An old classic in this genre would be PSYCHO.