Horror sub-genre
There are a lot of main horror genres, like:
- Gore
- Serial Killer
- Slasher
- Zombie
- Virus
- Monster
- Supernatural
- Paranormal
- Psychological
- Thriller
- Comedy
- Romance
Gore
These are some of the sub-genres of horror these all come under the genre of gore:
- Torture: some examples of torture films are Hostel and saw .
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- Cannibal: some examples of cannibal films are cannibal holocaust and cannibal Fexor.
- Extreme: some examples of extreme films are A Serbian film and Nekromantik.
Psychological
Under the horror genre Psychological there are lots of sub-genres:
- Isolation: Some examples of isolation in films are Frozen and Buried.
- Fanaticism: Some examples of fanaticism are The wicker man.
- Madness and Paranoia: some examples of these films are Psycho and May.
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Serial killer
Probably the most famous of the horror style. This genre describes films that features a killer, natural or supernatural, usually a psychopath, which for some reasons hunt and kill people in very gruesome ways.
Under the horror genre of Killer there are a lot of sub-genres, some of these are:
- Slasher: some examples of slasher films are Scream 2 and Don't answer the phone.
- Crime: some examples of crime films are The girl who knew to much and Deep red.
- Redneck: some examples of these films are The Texas chain saw massacrer and The hills have eyes.
Monster
Under the Horror genre of monster there are lots of sub-genres some of these are:
- Zombie:
- Undead: some examples of these films are Night of the living dead and zombie 2.
- Virus: some examples of these films are 28 days later and resident evil.
- Vampire: some examples of vampire films are Dracula and Fright night.
- Werewolf: some examples of werewolf films are the Wolfman and An American Werewolf in London.
- Mythological: some examples of these films are Frankenstein and leprechaun.
- Animals and nature: Some examples of these films are Jaws and The birds.
- Alien: some examples of alien films are The thing and Alien.
'Alien' was an iconic horror since it was the first ever horror to be in space. The most famous scene is where the baby alien bursts through the chest of the character 'Kane' (played by John Hurt). The cast at the time did not expect this to happen, they were not told the details only the outline of what would happen. On the script, it only said 'This thing emerges'. This gave the actors a genuine look of fear as they saw an alien burst through John Hurt's chest and blood splatters over everything, including them, making it one of the most iconic scenes of horror. (EW)
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Paranormal
Under the Horror genre Paranormal there are lots of sub-genres some of these are:
- Ghosts and spirits: an example of these films are Poltergeist and The grudge.
- Haunted house: some examples are The haunting and Amityville Horror.
- Possession: some examples are The Exorcist and The Rite.
- Super natural: some examples are Carrie and Scanners.
Other types of horror
- Comedy Horror: Braindead and Shaun of the dead.
- Horror romance: Let the right one in and warm bodies.
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