Horror Genre The purpose of a horror genre is to scare their spectators.

The general conventions of a horror genre:- A protagonist (the main victim/hero).- A villain (monster, alien, serial killer).- Other character types include: zombies, demons, ghosts, stalker, psychopath, werewolf etc.

The horror genre was established around he 1800’s.

Some examples of classic films to represent the genre are:

The Texas chainsaw massacre meets the conventions of the horror genre as it includes a serial killer going round killing vulnerable groups of teenagers.

Paranormal activity meets the conventions od the horror genre as it includes a character type of a demonic presence disturbing the couple living in their new home.

By: Laura Cuk

Sub-genres of horrorA sub-genre is a genre within another genre.Examples of sub-genres are:

Comedy horror

The purpose of this sub-genre is to scare

the viewers but also to make their audience

laugh at their own fear

Disaster horror

The purpose of this sub-genre is to highlight

what could happen if there were disasters

that could occur.

An example of a film that represents this

sub-genre is:

An example of a film that represents this

sub-genre is:

This film falls under this

sub-genre because it includes the character

of a zombie. These type of characters scare an

audience. Also, this makes the audience

laugh at their own fear.

This film falls under this sub-genre

because it includes a lot of disastrous

scenes.

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Supernatural horror

Some examples of films to represent this sub-genre are:

The general conventions of this sub-genre is that a

supernatural force is haunting a house.

The general conventions of this sub-genre are: a demonic

possession, rituals

The general conventions of this sub-

genre are: mystery, death, supernatural

figure/person.

Hybrids of Horror

Action horror

The purpose of this hybrid is to scare but excite the audience at

the same time.

Hybrids are a mixture/fusion of sub-genres to make a new genre.Examples of hybrids are:

An example of a film that

represents this hybrid is:

Sci-Fi Horror

The purpose of this hybrid is to make the audience believe that

we are not alone in this world.

An example of a film that

represents this hybrid is:

The general conventions of this hybrid are:

conflict, violence between each

other, death.

The general conventions of

this hybrid are: an alien possession,

rituals

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The purpose of this hybrid is to combine

western examples and make the

audience scared.

Western horror

An example of a film that represents this

hybrid is:

The general conventions of this sub-genre

are: death, afterlife.