Sub-genres In Horror
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Sub-genres in horror
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ACTION HORROR• Action horror is a sub-genre that combines the intrusion of evil, an event
or the supernatural in horror films with the gun fights and frantic chases that are performed in ACTION-GENRE..
• Themes and elements that are often prevalent in action-horror include most commonly zombies, along with demons, gore, vicious animals and vampires.
• Examples include, dawn of the dead, from dusk till dawn and blade
• THIS CATERGORY also fuses the fantasy horror genre, for example resident evil,. Ghost rider and planet terror
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Body Horror• Where horror in generated from the degeneration or deconstruction of the
human body. limbs use d to create monsters out of human body parts., or unnatural movements and dysfunction to create fear.
• David cronenberg is a well known director for this type of genre.• Some body horror films include, teeth, the invasion and cabin fever.
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Comedy Horror• Combines elements of comedy and horror fiction. The horror genre almost
always inevitably crosses over with black comedy. • The film “The legend of the sleepy hollow” is cited to be the first and
greatest comedy-horror genre.. • Examples include. Scary movie , slither ,Shaun of the Dead and gremlins.
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Gothic horror• Gothic horror contains bot elements of gothic and horror. Some of the
earliest horror movies were of this genre.. • Gothic horror films normally includes features such as castles, dungeons
ruined landscapes , extreme landscapes and magic/the supernatural..• Examples include Dracula, Frankenstein and the mummy
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Psychological horror• Relies on a characters fears, guilt and belief , emotional instability and at
times the supernatural to build the tension and further the plot. The horror comes from the reality of this particular sub genre..
• Examples include, the shining, the ring and the exorcist
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SCIENCE FICTION HORROR• Often deals with the paranormal but is not limited to mad scientists and /or
experiments going wrong.• This genre can also deal with the fear of technology• Examples include Alien and the mist
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Slasher film• This subgenre deals with a lot of violence which usually revolves around a
psychopathic serial killer stalking and killing a numerous amount of victims. The killer usually uses a specific weapon of choice to kill his victim.
• Slasher films are also built up on a lot of mystery and suspense and may sometimes overlap with crime.
• Example include, PSYCHO, THE Texas chains saw massacre AND PROM NIGHT
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Zombie film • ZOMBIE FILMS PORTRAY VIRAL RELIVING CORPSES/ MINDLESS HUMANS
THAT FEED OFF OF THE LIVING. • Examples include, night of the living dead , dawn of the dead and I am
legend