Zombie Sub-Genre

What is horror?

• Horror is a genre that aims to create a sense of fear, panic, alarm, and dread for the audience. These films are often unsettling and rely on

scaring the audience through a portrayal of their worst fears and nightmares. Horror films usually centre on the arrival of an evil force,

person, or event. Many Horror films include mythical creatures such as ghosts, vampires, and zombies. Traditionally, Horror films incorporate a large amount of violence and gore into the plot. Though it has its own

style, Horror film often overlaps into Fantasy, Thriller, and Science-Fiction genres.

So what is zombie horror?

• Zombie-Horror• Zombie film is a sub-genre of Horror film that portrays mindless human

beings who are raised from the dead. These films often include a Zombie invasion, and centre around Zombies feasting on human flesh. The plot of a Zombie film then revolves around the struggle between the living, and

the living-dead. Zombie film not only falls into the Horror genre, but Sci-Fi, Thriller, and Comedy as well.

Iconography of a Zombie sub-genre

Small groups of survivorsFlashing Images

Silhouettes

Blood

Survival

Deserted area’s

Protagonist usually survives

Jumpy Parts Apocalyptic Dark and Gloomy

My Horror Film

• Although it is still quite early, I would like to have my own film involving sub-genres Zombie and Slasher/Thriller. My film will rely on an epidemic of Zombie’s taking over and a small group fighting back. This involves zombies and also slasher because of the many weapons blood and fighting it will take.