CODES AND CONVENTIONS OF HORROR

CONVENTIONSBLOOD

DEATH

KILLING

VICTIM

DISTURBING

SETTINGS

KNIVES

VILLAIN

CHARACTERSVICTIMS…

Rachel Keller for example is a journalist whom has been recently looking into the mysterious tape who killed two teenagers exactly 7 days after viewing it. Rachel watches the tape and becomes cursed … having to save herself from death.

Arthur kips a young male whom isn't scared off by the scorned ghost of Alice Drablow who terrorizing the locals in the remote village… where he sees paranormal things happening the house.

Dalton Lambert, a young victim in the film insidious who has become possessed by the devil, completely taking over his body… leaving his family moving from one house to another thinking each house is haunted… when in fact its their son who has had his body taken over him.

CHARACTERSTHE KILLER…

JIGSAW, is the killer within the film sequel SAW. His role within the film involves him to capture people who have done wrong to him or in general, giving them one last chance at life if they can escape his traps. His identity is left unknown , therefore they refer to him as “jigsaw” for the reason that the people who don’t survive his traps, he cuts a jigsaw piece out of their skin. Although, he doesn’t work on his own, he builds up his own clique in order to carry on his traps.

SETTINGSThe setting for horror films are usually isolated, abandoned or locations with hidden pasts. This can create a sense of tension and how they are alone; usually the scary tense moments of horror films happen at night time.

Setting: isolated- victims are trapped.

Setting: Set in a village that has a hidden past.

Setting: Set in an abandoned place.

ICONOGRAPHYVisual things that signify the genre this would include colours, for example black and red often signify horror films. This often happens on movie posters, where there maybe blue filters used to show the genre of the film. The mise en scene of any horror film often gives the genre away, for example props used such as knives, axes, guns, and blood.