Genre Research

The horror film genre is one where the aim of the film is to make the audience experience the emotions of fear, horror and terror. The plots usually involve theme of death, illness and the supernatural.

From my experience with horror films they usually are set in a dark place, secluded from any real civilisation. There is usually one main villain, and several victims.

There are different types of horror, the generic axe murderer screaming girls in a haunted house e.g. Friday the 13th, there is also the more psychological thriller horror e.g. Gothika and the sci-fi horrors e.g. Alien and Alien vs Predator.