Sub-Genres of Horror

Action Horror:
Action Horror is a sub-genre that combines supernatural with gun fights and chases.Themes in this genre include Zombies, vicious animals and vampire.

 

Comedy Horror:
This sub-genre combines horror and comedy. It crosses over with "black humour" which is where it makes light of themes which we would typically say is taboo. Examples of this sub-genre is "scary movie" which in my opinion is too over-exaggerated and actually not that funny.

Body Horror:
This where the main theme in the film is the deconstruction of a human body where limbs are used to create monsters out of human body parts.

Gothic Horror:
This includes both elements of gothic and horror. This is the earliest sub-genre of horror films dating back to the 1930s. Themes in this sub-genre include magic, supernatural and castles. The classic films that are Gothic Horror are classics such as Dracula and Frankenstein.

Psychological Horror:
This sub-genre of horror relies on the protagonists fears, guilt from something from their past and their beliefs. It involves the supernatural and ghosts to scare the viewers and further the plot. A classic film that falls into this sub-genre is "The Shining".

Science Fiction Horror:
This often deals with paranormal however it also involves mad scientists or experiments go wrong for example a mutation. An example of this is Alien.

Slasher Films:
This involves a lot of violence from a psychopathic serial killer, who kills several victims however the main target is women in these films e.g "psycho" which has been said to be one of the first Slasher movies. Slasher's are built around mystery and suspense making the viewer always being on the edge of their seats.