Genre Research Task

Horror

Repertoire of Generic Elements

• The main character usually dies.
• Isolated setting. 
• Antagonist is a male with supernatural powers.  
• Protagonist is more than often female.
• High amounts of gore. 
• Story occurs at night.

Deviations or Sub-Genres

• Horror-Thriller (Don't Breathe, Hush, It Follows)
• Horror-Comedy - (Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, Get Out)
• Horror-Christmas - (Krampus, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Gremlins)
• Horror-Action - (World War Z, Alien: Covenant, The Predator) 

Typical Horror Films

• A haunted house in the woods
• Killer terrorises suburban town 
• Zombie apocalypse 

The genre of horror is repetitive in most areas as the plot in any medium horror either revolves around a group of teens and/or adults escaping a masked killer, usually in a house in the woods which is often haunted by the supernatural and the main character will most likely die such as the film Hereditary which does happen in the plot. However, a difference in the genre would be the film Get Out which possesses no supernatural elements, the main character survives and the antagonist are seen in the light of day. Horror remains a popular genre due to its fluidity with other genres and its ability to tell new stories whilst staying true to what made it great in the first place since the release of gothic novels, although it's recent stories have been accused of repetitiveness and predictability as well as continuously re-acting the troupes of old fashioned horror movies instead of creating unique stories.