2. Body Horror
• Body horror is film which involves murder
and the destruction or degeneration of a body.
• Other types of body horror is when limbs are
used to create monsters out of human body
parts. An example of this is Frankenstein.
3. Comedy horror
• This sub-genre combines elements of comedy
and horror.
• Films such as Scary Movie are done to parody
Scream and other typical slasher features.
• Another example of a comedy horror is Shaun
of the Dead.
4. Gothic horror
• Gothic horror combines elements of horror
and gothic.
• Some of the earliest horror movies such as
Dracula and Nosferatu fit into this sub-genre.
• These films usually include buildings such as
castles and dungeons.
5. Psychological horror
• These rely on people’s fears, guilt, and
emotional instability and at times
supernatural to build tension and further the
plot.
Examples include:
• The Shining
• The Ring
• The Exorcist
6. Slasher film
• This sub-genre deals with murder due to a
psychopathic serial killer.
• The killer usually uses a specific weapon.
• Slasher films are usually very tense and they
build up on mystery and suspense.
Examples include:
• Halloween
• Psycho
7. Comparing two films
Both of these films are based on supernatural horror. However,
it is different as in ‘The Exorcist’ the girl becomes possessed by
demons but in ‘Insidious’ the boy performs astral projection
accidentally. A similarity in these films is that the main
character that is affected is a child which is because they are
more vulnerable and prone to becoming possessed.
