Males are traditionally more likely to be horror fans due to stereotypes of boys seeking thrills. However, teenage girls and young women have increasingly become horror fans recently due to horror TV shows that combine high school romance plots with horror. Horror films generally target the working class as horror provides excitement and thrills at a low cost. In contrast, the upper class typically prefers horror subgenres combined with other genres like romance or action. The overall horror audience is varied but mostly young between 16-24, with both males and increasingly females as fans.

1. Target audience
Gender
Males are more likely to be a fan of horror; this is due to the
stereotypical thrill seekers that boys are associated with.
However in the recent years the teenage girls and young
women have been getting into horror, in my opinion this is
due to the recent rise in horror T.V. shows aimed at that
specific audience who like the whole high school love story
but get carried away with the horrorin it.
Class
The horror film is generally aimed at the working class; this
is due to the level of thrill and excitement which horror

2. brings, at a relatively cheap price. Usually when the upper
class watch horror it would usually be a sub –genre,
something like a romance or action.
Overall the general overview of the audience who watch
horror can be very varied, the majority of the audience is
usually young between 16-24 males and now also females.
The audience can often relate to the film and the situations
in it for example a horror scene when they are having a
party and it get out of control.