What Is Horror? - The Horror Genre

We had to deconsturct the elemets and conventions of horror films and these were the typical things we found:


Mise-en-scene 
Isolate settings, domestic settings
Dark atmosphere, created by expressionistic lighting, shadowy lighting

Camera Work and Editing
Crosscutting for suspense sequences
Faster cutting for violent action
Point of view shots for those being watched
Hand held shots for chase scenes

Characters
Hedonistic teenagers
Innocent girls
Victims become heroes
Monsters
Final girl
Psychological damaged adults

Narratives
Good triumphing over evil
Conflict played out as battle between good and evil
The supernatural haunting an individual
Unfinished business with a villain coming back for revenge
Confusing with identity
Usolved murders
Unexplained events

Icons
Blood
Gore
Knives
Shadows
Darkness
Masks
Ghosts
Deformities