This document outlines questions that were asked in a focus group about horror movies and trailers. The questions covered topics like what aspects of slasher films people find interesting, what effects raise anxiety levels in horror movies, preferred settings and elements in trailers/posters like music, settings, villains and more. It also asked about the "final girl" trope and preferences between different magazine cover styles.

1. Focus Group
By Lauren, Nattaya and Josie

2. Q1) What is it about
the slasher Sub-
genre that interest
you?

3. Q2) What effects
raise your level of
anxiety when
watching horror
films?

4. Q3) What settings
do you think are
best for horror
movies?

5. Q4) Do you think
blood and gore are
successful features
of a horror movie, if
so why?

6. Q5) Do you think
that we should use a
sting at the end of
our horror trailer,
and if so, why?

7. Q6) In the trailers
that you have just
watched, what
elements featured
do you like the most
and why?
Music?
Setting?
Villain?
Characters?
Costume?
Weapon?

8. Q8) Which poster do
you find most
effective?
Villain
in full
view
Narrative
info show
ambiguous/
enigma codes

9. Q7) Out of these
three magazines,
which do you
prefer and why?

10. Q9) Do you think the
final girl trope is a
good addition to a
slasher?