Horror Sub-Genre Research

Before I started planning my film, I had to research and display information on horror sub-genres to give myself an idea on how to go about creating my opening. I found there were many sub-genres related to horror. Some bordering on the edge of thrillers and others on the edge of fantasy and even comedy. I found that there was really no such thing as a solid horror movie. This, I feel, made it easier for me as I could narrow my film down to a particular, recognisable style, however, I knew it would be difficult to keep myself from turning, for example, a monster horror into a zombie apocalypse.


I decided to research horror as I prefer it to most other film genres and I have been writing a phsycological horror novel in my free time, which would give me inspiration for this film.

Other films that inspire me are: Silent House, Silent Hill, The Ring, Hide And Seek, The Blare Witch Project.