sub genres

Sub genres of horror:

Psychological horror is a sub-genre of horror that focus on the mental and psychological feature of the characters to make audience feel frighten or unsettled. An example is Haunter(2013) the film is about a girl experiencing the same day over ran dove again. Another example is Quarantine (2008) which, is about being trapped in their own house full of zombies. Last example is As above, So below (2014) is about a group exploring the catacombs in Paris featuring tight passages.

Sci-fi horror is a sub-genre of horror that concentrates on science and the unknown. Pandorum is a sci-fi horror about a trip to a new planet on a spaceship. Alien Is also one its set in space about an isolated space crew that has to fight an alien monster. At but not least Splice is very intriguing sci fi that feature hybrid humans.

Romance horror focuses on the relationship of the characters. Bride of chucky (1998) is about a homicidal couple. In clover field (2008) the main character searches for his trapped ex-girlfriend during the apocalypse. Another example is A girls walks home alone; at night (2014) based in an Iranian ghost town where a vampire fall in love with a man.

Questionnaire questions:

Do you enjoy horror genre?

Why do you enjoy the genre?

If you do not enjoy horror why?

What your favourite sub-genre of horror films? 

In which medium do you consume most horror?

What aspect of horror do you most enjoy?

When you watch horror films and/or programmes at the cinema or on tv,do you do so alone or with a group of people?

What are your favourite horror texts?

 

Frankenstein research task

1931 poster

• Black red blue dark colour scheme
• The key image is Frankenstein's face
• The fonts are very bold
• Caption “ the man that created a monster”
• Features famous actors
• Describes it as an original
• At the bottom is an image
• Cartoon style
   
   

   
   
   
   

1994 poster

• Less colours used only electric blue and  black as the background
• Main image is of lighting
• Features actos
• Tirle is in the middle
• Caption “ be warned”
• contrast of black and white

comparison

the older poster has more colours and more information on the poster whilst the 1994 poster has one caption " be warned" this makes it more mysterious, also many would already be familiar with Frankenstein therefore that much information is not needed. The 1931 poster has less clear writing, it fits the style of that times whilst the other poster is modern as its typed.