1. Horror Paradigms Location/Setting Props Characters Victims Isolated places Sound/music Sub genre Countryside Woods weapon Usually stabbing weapon never a gun Knife Axe Machete Chain saw Weapons that inflict a slow and painful death Killer (usually a male character) Killer/monster never dies Killer Monster Sci-fi Vampire Teen slasher Religious Villain/Killer Cave Isolated Town Haunted/Abandoned House Mental patient Monster Evil twin Psycho Outcast Masked murders Ghost/Demon Teenagers Parents Children Uses a lot of non-diegetic sound to set a mood The slut( promiscuous girl) gets punished for being sexual active The Virgin survives as long as her virginity A group of people, the audience can relate to