This document discusses common elements of horror films including isolated or abandoned locations, point-of-view shots from the victim or monster's perspective, disturbing sounds, and the use of dark colors and low lighting to create an unsettling atmosphere. It also lists common horror film tropes such as serial killers, ghosts, zombies and psychopaths as villains and immoral teenagers as victims, and themes involving revenge, insanity, the supernatural, and science experiments gone wrong.