1. D I S T I N C T HORROR 2. Dark forests Abandoned cabins
Insane asylums Graveyards Churches Isolated communities Urban areas
SETTING 3. Extreme close ups Tracking shots Extreme angles to
display power Jump cuts for the quickening of time Ambient sound
for realism Monster sounds used to scare Point of view of the
monster or the victim Handheld TECHNICAL CODE 4. Blood Wounds
Mutilation Weapons Torture devices Dead bodies Low lighting
Religious symbols General dark colours ICONOGRAPHY 5. Noel Carrol
The Philosophy of Horror Stage one [Onset Phase] where disorder is
created Stage two [Discovery Phase] where the character[s] discover
the disorder Stage three [Disruption Phase] where the character[s]
destroy the source of the disorder to restore normality. NARRATIVE
STRUCTURE 6. Main protagonist, the victim or hero often a female
character The Final Girl Immoral teenagers who are killed in
violent ways as forms of punishment The antagonist, monster/killer
Police officers who are often killed off very shortly after being
introduced. They are unable to stop the antagonist. CHARACTER TYPE
7. Fake documentary Unknown terror Mass infection/infestation
Serial killfest Tortureporn Good vs Evil Murder Revenge Religion
Violence THEMES
