Settings- Isolated places/small communities, places with dark history for example abandoned houses, hotels and asylums.
Technical Codes- Camerawork is very expressive and non-natural, high and low angles are used to convey fear and nightmares, POV is also used to display insight from the villainous characters perspective. Disturbing and unsettling sounds are used to emphasise key moments and editing is used to create tension and suspense.
Iconography- Visual style: often dark gloomy colours that link to horrific themes such as death and torture. Low-key lighting is used to create shadows and unfamiliar shapes in the blackness. Props such as weapons, masks and religious icons can be used to identify a certain type of character.
Narrative Structure- Tends to always be a protagonist who embarks on a mission to either stay alive or solve the problem they are in. Classic narrative structure of horrors either leaves room for a sequel or closure.
Character Types- The Protagonist, The Villain, The Stupid Teenager, The Creepy Child, Police Officers, Ghosts, Zombies, Demons and many more.
Themes- Insanity, Suicide, Supernatural, Religious, Good versus Evil, Nightmares, Madness and many more.
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