Forms and conventions of an horror film

1. Horror Forms and Conventions
By Jade Craig

2. Setting
• They are normally set in small communities or
isolated areas, this includes; Urban
environments, dark streets, narrow alleys,
dark forests, etc. anywhere really that
connotes isolation.

4. Iconography
• Visual – The use of dark colours such as red and
black – this connotes evil, blood and danger.
• Lighting – normally expressing and unnatural –
low key lighting will help create dark shadows
and unfamiliar shapes in the darkness/blackness.
• Props – Helps us to identify the horror genre,
specific props can be seen with certain villains or
characters. Props such as chainsaws, machetes,
knifes, claw gauntlets, common objects(weapons,
masks, religious icons, etc.)