MINI THEMES WITHIN HORROR AND THRILLER

HORRORWithin the horror genre of film there a sub genres which

exist within: Supernatural Dark Fantasy Sci-fi Horror Psychological Horror Lovecraftian Horror Gothic Splatter punk Satanic/Religious/Occult Erotic Horror/Paranormal Romance Suspense Weird Fiction Speculative Fiction

SUPERNATURAL HORRORS

Supernatural horrors are the most common within the horror genre these typically include ghosts, monsters, dark forces, zombies, or pretty much anything which people fear. It is also very common for supernatural horrors to be about possessions and evil spirits taking over the body. Some of the most popular horror movies are:-

Insidious The grudge Paranormal activity Mirrors Drag me to hell

PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR

Psychological horrors are another one of the most common within the horror genre, they are more driven by characters fears and focused more on psychological dread than on murder, mutilation, and gore, this could be supernatural, but is more often associated with those twists where the protagonist turns out to be insane. The most popular psychological horrors are:-

The exorcist Evil dead Texas chainsaw massacre Scream

SATANIC/RELIGIOUS/OCCULT

This genre of horror is often derived from certain belief systems and the evil aspects that they fight against. Usually involves demonic possessions, exorcisms, or explorations of the darker side of pagan religions and the use of ”left hand” magic. The Exorcist is a stand-out example as well as it being a psychological horror. The exorcist is a 1973 American horror film and deals with the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother's desperate attempts to win back her daughter through an exorcism conducted by two priests.

SPLATTER PUNK

Splatter punk is the horror extreme, with graphic and gory violence intended to scare and creep you out, it includes torture porn category and this is the most prominent in movies like Hostel and Saw. Hostel is a American horror where college students go on a trip and are enticed to stay In a hostel where they are later captured and tortured.

SCI-FI HORROR

Sci-fi horror is a mash-up of science fiction and horror, usually where the science fiction aspects such as aliens, robots, space travel are used to precipitate the overriding horror, just like in the movie Alien. Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film, the film's title refers to its primary antagonist who is a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship.

THRILLER

Thriller films don't have as many sub genres as horror does, this is due to some films being multi genre so it is harder to pin point specific sub genres. The main ones are:

Action thriller Horror thriller Psychological thriller Crime thriller

ACTION THRILLER

Action thriller films are a mix of action packed chase scenes, fighting and shooting as well as a sense of suspension. Some of the most popular action thrillers are:-

Taken The dark knight Inception Sky fall Olympus has fallen

HORROR THRILLER

Horror thrillers are a collaboration of the two genres, often these contain a sense of gore or supernatural experiences as well as a underlying storyline full of action and chase scenes. The most popular ones are:-

The shining Cabin in the woods Final destination

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the broad ranged thriller with heavy focus on the unstable emotional states of characters, in combination with mystery and thriller. However, it often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre, along with the typical traits of the thriller genre. The most popular films of this type are:-

Seven Shutter island Sixth sense Inception

CRIME THRILLER

The crime thriller genre is similar to the action thriller genre as in action thriller often a crime is committed in order for there to be action. Some of the most popular crime thrillers are:-

Good fellas The dark knight Inception Bourne ultimatum Taken

SUMMARY

Overall it is clear the genres of horror and thriller have many sub genres within them as they are such a huge genre.

Each genre is very wide and has potential for many different diverse films within them.

I will take this into account when choosing my genre of media package, I will not only choose the overall genre I will choose a sub genre too or collaborate two sub genres together.

From this research into sub genres I have understood that a genre has more depth to it than what is on the face value. I will use this knowledge to ensure I select the correct genre for my media package.