Genre Elements

HORROR

Iconography

The mask from Scream
Psyco shower scene
The red coat from Don't Look Now
Frankenstein
The axe in The Shining
Dracula's cape and fangs
Dark silhouettes

Props

Weapons
Masks
Blood
Candles
Cloaks
Daggers

Style

Darky, shadowy sets
Very low key lighting
Night
POV shots
Fast cuts/ Jump cuts
Scary music
Climactic moments

Settings

Basements
Dark areas
Haunted Houses
Churches
Graveyards
Cemetery's
Cupboard under the stairs
Castles
Mountians
Forests

Narrative

Co-incidence
Chase
Supernatural
Entrappment
Few survivors
Character being cut off
Vengence
Murder and Death
Mentally Ill
Obsession

Characters

Killers
Serial killers
Monsters
Women as victims
Demons
Devils
Vampires
Vunerable characters
Strong characters
Cocky Characters

Themes

Fear
Isolation
Pursuit
Traps
Death
Blood
Detailed torture
Premonitions
Dark
Scary Locations