Horror Movies Audience Research

1.  
Anisah Shoaib Shah

2.  Having looked at the BFI website and done some
additional research, statistics have shown that 36% of
males who answered a survey enjoy watching horror
films compared to 44% females, these figures differ from
the Sky Horror channel who reported that 58% of their
viewers are male. The difference in these statistics
proves that both genders enjoy watching horror films.
 Some surveys have also shown that a typical viewer of
the horror genre is more likely to be a male around the
age of 15-34. Having said this, recent figures show that
females watching horror has exceeded males viewers for
the first time.

3. The statistics here show that 36% of males who answered the survey enjoy watching horror films
compared to 44% females, these figures differ from the Sky Horror channel who reported that
58% of their viewers are male. The difference in these statistics demonstrate that both genders
enjoy watching horror films therefore when creating my own horror film plot and storyline I will
make it appealing to both males and females. Also, from the table I have gathered that manly
males and females under 35 watch horror movies. This suggests it appeals to mainly a younger
audience as it makes them appear as ‘rebellious’ to watching content that is scary and shocking
to them and is ‘out of this world’

4.  The horror convention has been around for decades but in the
last few decades, horror movies have become more
associated with teen culture and younger adults.
 Through horrors relation to gaming, a rough guess is that the
male audience is also drawn into horror alongside females.
 Because of the use of Blood, Gore and a lot of killings, they
would most likely attract the male audience more as they find
them thrilling.
 This is due to the stereotypical thrill seeker which is portrayed
usually with boys.
 The usual age for someone watching horror movies is
between 15 and 25. Horror movies give a thrill that excites the
young audiences easier than an older one.

5.  I asked a few people why they like horror films and this is the
general feedback I got…
 They enjoyed the mystery and suspense and the audience want to
be scared! They are familiar with the genre and the clichés and
conventions that come with it. They like the thrill that horror movies
bring and want to “Jump off of their seats” . They at times like the
uncertainty that the suspense brings. A few also said they liked the
blood and gore because of the fact that you usually do not see that
in normal films.
 20% said they liked romance horror films, 50% said they enjoyed
sci-fi horror films and 30% said they like psychological horror e.g.
The Black Swan

6.  People enjoy the tension, fear, anxiety, sadism and
masochism of contemporary horror films and it is said to
be ‘harmless entertainment’ for some.
 They enjoy the enigmas and the curiosity that arises
 Some enjoy the sci-fi characters, the ghosts and
monsters because they are out of the daily norms .
 The thrill that is arisen also interests most horror movie
lovers
 The suspense and mystery is enjoyed.

7. Annabelle (2014)
I explored the IMDB website along
with other online websites
to gather reviews and what people
enjoyed or disliked about the movie
Annabelle that came out in 2014.
Here are some reviews
The IMDB
website rated
this movie an
overall 5.6/10
with the help
of 35,439 users
reviews.