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Horror genre conventions include common settings, technical elements, iconography, narrative structures, character types, and themes. Settings often involve isolated locations away from civilization. Narrative structures usually involve protagonists encountering a threatening force or entity that endangers them physically and psychologically. Characters typically include the "final girl" who survives threats and the monster or villain who menaces others.
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