Conventions of the Horror/ Thriller Genre

In class last week we where asked to make a list of all the thins we expect to see in a Horror/ Thriller film, Here is the list we came up with:

• Death
• Blood
• Knives
• Axes
• Torture
• Dark
• Isolation
• Paranormal
• Supernatural
• Villans
• Victims
• Abandonment
• Ghosts
• Footsteps
• Screaming
• Kidnap
• Fire
• Puppets
• Mutation
• Creaking doors
• Trees
• Wind
• Clowns
• Storms
• Bad Omens
• Shouting
• Guns
• Psychos
• Dolls
• Hooded Figures
• Rats
• Owls
• Church Bells
• Grave Yards
• Candles
• Pain
• Murder
• Fear