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HORROR FILM
SUBGENRE
Charles Harris
Gorey and Disturbing horror
■ Examples of these films include;
– Saw
– Battle Royale
– Would you rather
■ These films use blood and guts to create fear for a consumer and put them on edge
■ There is often a cross over into slasher films due to the focus on violence and injuries
on the characters.
Slasher horror
■ Examples of these films include;
– Friday 13th
– Halloween
– Texas-Chainsaw Massacre
■ These films are scary based on a person, object, or sometimes spirit hunting and
murdering the protagonists in the film
■ The focus of the film is centred around to the kills themselves than in other subgenres
Paranormal horror
■ Examples of these films include;
– The Grudge
– The Exorcist
– Paranormal Activity
■ These films are scary based around ghosts, spirits, demons, possessions or anything
involving the supernatural, with many containing a religious theme.
Monster/ Sifi horror
■ Examples of these films include;
– Dawn of the dead
– Frankenstein
– Animal
– Ailen
■ These films are scary based around a creature terrorizing the protagonists and often
killing them of.
■ The monster normally replaces the role of a traditional antagonist, with the
protagonists having to save the world or themselves.
Comedy horror
■ Examples of these films include;
– Shaun of the Dead
– Scary Movie
– Gremlins
■ These films use humour to defuse the tension in horror films and lures the audience
into a ‘false sense of security’ making the scares more scary.

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Horror film subgenre

  • 2. Gorey and Disturbing horror ■ Examples of these films include; – Saw – Battle Royale – Would you rather ■ These films use blood and guts to create fear for a consumer and put them on edge ■ There is often a cross over into slasher films due to the focus on violence and injuries on the characters.
  • 3. Slasher horror ■ Examples of these films include; – Friday 13th – Halloween – Texas-Chainsaw Massacre ■ These films are scary based on a person, object, or sometimes spirit hunting and murdering the protagonists in the film ■ The focus of the film is centred around to the kills themselves than in other subgenres
  • 4. Paranormal horror ■ Examples of these films include; – The Grudge – The Exorcist – Paranormal Activity ■ These films are scary based around ghosts, spirits, demons, possessions or anything involving the supernatural, with many containing a religious theme.
  • 5. Monster/ Sifi horror ■ Examples of these films include; – Dawn of the dead – Frankenstein – Animal – Ailen ■ These films are scary based around a creature terrorizing the protagonists and often killing them of. ■ The monster normally replaces the role of a traditional antagonist, with the protagonists having to save the world or themselves.
  • 6. Comedy horror ■ Examples of these films include; – Shaun of the Dead – Scary Movie – Gremlins ■ These films use humour to defuse the tension in horror films and lures the audience into a ‘false sense of security’ making the scares more scary.