The document discusses common iconography in horror films, including the use of weapons like knives and chainsaws by killers, the depiction of blood to show violence, the tendency to feature female victims who are often scantily clad teenagers, and the inclusion of devils and demons to make the films seem more realistic and frighten audiences who believe in such supernatural entities.

1. Iconography of
horror
By Yaaseen

2. A WEAPON
Weapons are used in a lot
of horror films normally
would be knife in Slasher
movie not a gun because a
gun is straight to the point
where a knife can do more
damage and cause more
pain. Or in some horror the
agonist tends to favor a
weapon in chainsaw
massacre he favors a
chainsaw. Lastly in some
horrors the victim tend to
grab a kitchen knife to
protect themselves

3. BLOOD
Blood is used in horror movies
for a variety of different reason
it shown on a killers had once
they had killed their victim.
Also can be shown splatted on
a wall after someone has been
killed. Or could be on a knife
after a murder by the killer.
The blood is mostly used to
show how really the horror is
to make it scary

4. FEMALE VICTIMS
Females characters are
normally used in horrors as
they are normally the victims of
a killer. Also they are also
shown having a good time half
naked to bring in the male
views before they are killed.
Also they are always scared
easily and normally used in
Slasher horrors as a group of
teenagers are killed and the girl
is the last one left and survives

5. DEVIL AND DEMONS
Devils and demons are
used to make the
movies more real this
is because devil
relates to religion so
some people believe
that devils are real and
form this they become
more scared.