Horror Genre Conventions

Themes
-death
-secrecy
-fear
-gore
-isolation
-trapped
-revenge
-spying/stalking
-jealousy
-anger
-obsession
-lust/passion
-love
-psychiatric behaviour
-illusions
-torture
-chases

Characters
-victim
-female
-teenager
-killer
-vampires
-zombies
-villains
-boyfriend
-hero
-detective
-police
-ghosts

MIS-EN-SCENE

Style
-dark
-low key lighting
-unnatural light
-shadows
-distorted
-low angles
-shaky/handheld camera
-POV shots
-CUs/ECUs
-fast cuts
-slow paced tracking
-stormy
-Night-time
-silhouettes


Settings
-haunted house
-abandoned buildings
-bedrooms
-hospitals
-dark alleys
-ancient buildings
-basements
-bathrooms
-forests
-isolated places (hotels)
-near lakes/open water
-the ordinary (school/home)


Props
-blood
-knives
-guns
-masks
-candles
-mirrors
-carved pumpkins
-torches
-fangs
-cloaks
-wigs

Sounds
-creaks
-screams
-stabs
-gunshots
-heartbeats
-weather (rain, storms, thunder, lightening, wind)
-police sirens
-breaking things (glass)
-silence
-footsteps