• Psycho

• Saw

• Shaun of the Dead

• The Shining

• Women in Black

• The Blair witch project

• The Hills have eyes

• Prom night

• Horror/Comedy

• Horror/Mystery

• Supernatural

• Zombie

• Monster

• Slasher

• Found footage

• Low key lighting/no lighting – creating shadows

• Urban environment

• Location: dark woods, lakes, graveyard, dungeon, underground tunnels, abandoned playgrounds, abandoned houses, cathedrals.

• High and low angles to build tension and fear

• Handheld camera shots

• Ambient diegetic sounds e.g. footsteps etc.

• Dark colours: red, black, grey

• Props: knife, guns, masks, costumes, blood etc.

• Fast paced editing, jump cuts etc

• Good VS Evil

• Depression

• Religion

• Childhood issues

• Revenge

• Supernatural

• Beyond death

• Science gone bad

• Zombie Apocalypse

• Nightmares

• Madness

• Insanity

• Lust

• Suicide

• Haunting

• Demons/Exorcisms

• Ghosts

• Serial killers