Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Horror Genre Clichés

·         Blonde girl or male jerk tends to be the first to die
·         This person has become separated in a group in unfamiliar surroundings
·         Victims lost and alone
·         Tends to start with a scared person running
·         The reason for her being scared is not initially revealed
·         Takes place at night
·         Car breaking down in middle of nowhere
·         Victim runs slap-bang into baddy
·         Bad things happen at night
·         Bad things happen when there’s a full moon
·         Tense, jumpy moments
·         Glimpses of the baddy in the background
·         Creepy sound effects
·         Creepy or discordant music
·         Bad dreams and nightmares
·         Children who are evil or possessed
·         Creepy children singing nursery rhymes
·         Stumbling helpless female victim
·         Decrepit house in the middle of nowhere
·         False climax (red herrings)

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