A horror film seeks a physiological reaction such as a increase in heart rate. Their aim to to unsettle the audience. They do this by manipulating the audience's fears usually with jump scares. Frequent themes used in horror movies are the supernatural and death.
There are many sub genres of horror including: action horror, comedy horror, body horror, disaster horror, holiday horror, horror drama, psychological horror, science fiction horror, slasher horror, supernatural horror, gothic horror, natural horror, zombie horror, first-person horror and teen horror.
As a horror movie is designed to induce fear, there are many ways in which this is done. Some of these way are:
- Fear of death- This is an extremely common fear. Horror movies play on this by making some characters deaths really long and painful.
- The Dark- Another common fear. Fear of the dark links in with fear of the unknown because you can't see in the dark therefore it is unknown what is in the dark.
- Location- This scares the audience because of its negative connotations. Many people believe evil is in old and creepy places. especially in places like cemetery or a place where someone was murders. This links into the fear of death. Also, having it set in the subjects house brings to life a real fear of a monster or killer invading a place you presume to be safe.
- POV- Point of view shots are fear inducing because it places the audience in the scene and inserts them into the story. Having the POV from the predator also makes the victim look powerless and weak
- Disturbing images- This induces a weird curiosity and the images stick in the audiences mind
- Shot duration- Having the audience uncomfortably look at the horror subject creates suspense leading up to a better pay off.
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