horror codes and conventions

Genre Theory and codes and conventions

genre theory is the categorization of different structural elements and patterns which can be found in collections of stories.

Horror uses unique and unusual angles to create confusion and an unsettling feel with the viewer.

horror codes and conventions

1. knives
2. guns
3. hidden identity of villains
4. isolated areas
5. woods
6. haunted houses
7. scary music
8. screaming
9. zombies
10. vampires
11. monsters
12. murderers
13. clowns
14. crows
15. bats
16. suicide
17. ghosts
18. revenge
19. basements
20. mansions

it uses dark lighting, with lots of shadows, to make the audience feel tense, and they use sound to create a sense of danger for the audience

Subgenres of horror

Examples of horror films

movies have a bunch of codes in them which make up the genre, for example horror would use scary music and jumpscares, sci-fi would use spaceships and aliens, action would use violence, musicals have music to show the characters emotions, comedies try to make us laugh