This document discusses various sub-genres of horror films including action horror, body horror, comedy horror, gothic horror, psychological horror, science fiction horror, slasher films, and zombie films. It provides examples and key defining characteristics for each sub-genre. Action horror blends action and the supernatural or evil. Body horror deals with the deconstruction or degeneration of the human body. Comedy horror combines elements of comedy and horror.

1. SUB-GENRES IN HORROR

2. ACTION HORROR
• ACTION HORROR IS A SUB-GENRE THAT COMBINES THE INTRUSION OF
EVIL, AN EVENT OR THE SUPERNATURAL IN HORROR FILMS WITH THE GUN
FIGHTS AND FRANTIC CHASES THAT ARE PERFORMED IN ACTION-GENRE..
• THEMES AND ELEMENTS THAT ARE OFTEN PREVALENT IN ACTION-HORROR
INCLUDE MOST COMMONLY ZOMBIES, ALONG WITH
DEMONS, GORE, VICIOUS ANIMALS AND VAMPIRES.
• EXAMPLES INCLUDE, DAWN OF THE DEAD, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN AND
BLADE
• THIS CATEGORY ALSO FUSES THE FANTASY HORROR GENRE, FOR EXAMPLE
RESIDENT EVIL, GHOST RIDER AND PLANET TERROR

3. BODY HORROR
• WHERE HORROR IN GENERATED FROM THE DEGENERATION OR
DECONSTRUCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY. LIMBS USE D TO CREATE
MONSTERS OUT OF HUMAN BODY PARTS., OR UNNATURAL MOVEMENTS AND
DYSFUNCTION TO CREATE FEAR.
• DAVID CRONENBERG IS A WELL KNOWN DIRECTOR FOR THIS TYPE OF
GENRE.
• SOME BODY HORROR FILMS INCLUDE, TEETH, THE INVASION AND CABIN
FEVER.

4. COMEDY HORROR
• COMBINES ELEMENTS OF COMEDY AND HORROR FICTION. THE HORROR
GENRE ALMOST ALWAYS INEVITABLY CROSSES OVER WITH BLACK COMEDY.
• THE FILM “THE LEGEND OF THE SLEEPY HOLLOW” IS CITED TO BE THE FIRST
AND GREATEST COMEDY-HORROR GENRE..
• EXAMPLES INCLUDE. SCARY MOVIE , SLITHER ,SHAUN OF THE DEAD AND
GREMLINS.

5. GOTHIC HORROR
• GOTHIC HORROR CONTAINS BOT ELEMENTS OF GOTHIC AND HORROR.
SOME OF THE EARLIEST HORROR MOVIES WERE OF THIS GENRE..
• GOTHIC HORROR FILMS NORMALLY INCLUDES FEATURES SUCH AS
CASTLES, DUNGEONS RUINED LANDSCAPES , EXTREME LANDSCAPES AND
MAGIC/THE SUPERNATURAL..
• EXAMPLES INCLUDE DRACULA, FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MUMMY

6. PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR
• RELIES ON A CHARACTERS FEARS, GUILT AND BELIEF , EMOTIONAL
INSTABILITY AND AT TIMES THE SUPERNATURAL TO BUILD THE TENSION AND
FURTHER THE PLOT. THE HORROR COMES FROM THE REALITY OF THIS
PARTICULAR SUB GENRE..
• EXAMPLES INCLUDE, THE SHINING, THE RING AND THE EXORCIST

7. SCIENCE FICTION HORROR
• OFTEN DEALS WITH THE PARANORMAL BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO MAD
SCIENTISTS AND /OR EXPERIMENTS GOING WRONG.
• THIS GENRE CAN ALSO DEAL WITH THE FEAR OF TECHNOLOGY
• EXAMPLES INCLUDE ALIEN AND THE MIST

8. SLASHER FILM
• THIS SUBGENRE DEALS WITH A LOT OF VIOLENCE WHICH USUALLY
REVOLVES AROUND A PSYCHOPATHIC SERIAL KILLER STALKING AND
KILLING A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF VICTIMS. THE KILLER USUALLY USES A
SPECIFIC WEAPON OF CHOICE TO KILL HIS VICTIM.
• SLASHER FILMS ARE ALSO BUILT UP ON A LOT OF MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE
AND MAY SOMETIMES OVERLAP WITH CRIME.
• EXAMPLE INCLUDE, PSYCHO, THE TEXAS CHAINS SAW MASSACRE AND
PROM NIGHT

9. ZOMBIE FILM
• ZOMBIE FILMS PORTRAY VIRAL RELIVING CORPSES/ MINDLESS HUMANS
THAT FEED OFF OF THE LIVING.
• EXAMPLES INCLUDE, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD , DAWN OF THE DEAD AND
I AM LEGEND