In this document, Joseph Cross discusses the "Creepy Kid" horror subgenre. The key conventions of these films are that they focus on one or more possessed, cursed, or abnormal children. The stories are typically set in isolated, rural, dark, or otherwise scary yet mundane and realistic locations. Supernatural elements are often included to make the children even creepier, and the plots usually follow a predictable structure where an innocent child transforms over the course of a linear narrative.

1. ASSIGNMENT 1
JOSEPH CROSS

2. HORROR SUBGENRE:
OTHER: CREEPY KID

3. CREEPY KID FILM EXAMPLES

4. CONVENTIONS
In every film of this subgenre, the films focuses on either one, or
a group of children that have been possessed, cursed, or are
generally abnormal.Makeup and Special effects are often used
to make the characters more scary.

5. CONVENTIONS
In most films, the story is set in a place that’s
either isolated, rural, dark or scary in any way,
although also being mundane and realistic.

6. CONVENTIONS
• The theme of the supernatural, which helps make the kids even creepier.
• A linear narrative structure which doesn’t include many flashbacks.
• A usually predictable plot, where the child starts off as an innocent kid and then turns.
• A mixture of low key and high key lighting.
• Other subgenres such as Monster, Psycho