Horror films aim to elicit negative emotional reactions from viewers by playing on primal fears and exploring nightmares and phobias. Common themes include the supernatural, religion, and the macabre. A typical plot introduces a threatening force or event into everyday life. Successful horror films that exemplify the genre include Psycho, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Exorcist.

1. What is Horror?
A horror film is defined as a film genre
seeking to elicit a negative emotional
reaction from viewers by playing on
the audience's primal fears. The aim
of the film is to startle the viewer, fill
them with anticipation and explore the
viewers fears, nightmares and
phobias.

2. Common themes within horror films are;
supernatural, religion, the macabre and
thrillers. A plot within the genre generally
consists of the introduction of a force, event
or person into the everyday world.
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Vampires
Zombies
Cannibals
Demons
Devils
Murderers

3. Examples of some highly successful
horror films are: psycho (1960), The
invisible Man (1933), The Bride of
Frankenstein (1935), The Texas
Chainshaw Massacre (2007) and The
Exorcist (1973)
Some well known examples of horror
films slated as terrible though are:
Night of the Creeps (1986), House of