Sub Genres of Horror

Torture - This type of sub genre usually involves a victim or the protagonist being brutally tortured by a villainous character/ the antagonist. I believe an effective and recent example of this is 'Saw'

Paranormal - This sub genre of horror is very self explanatory and basically involves ghosts and supernatural beings, and obviously the most effective example for this would be 'Paranormal Activity'.

Psychological – this type of horror doesn't usually have a structured narrative as it likes to confuse the audience and let them work things out for themselves. The example I have used for this sub genre is 'The Blair Witch Project'

Monster - usually involves a struggle between a monster and a human with the monster appearing as the villain and the human appearing as the hero or protagonist. The example I have used it 'The Monster Slayer'.

Vampire/Ware wolf - like the zombie sub-genre, this type of horror uses vampires/werewolves as the main villains. I have used twilight as an example for this, although it is not primarily seen as a horror film it does include both vampires and ware wolfs.

Slasher – Revolves around a psychopathic serial killer. In most cases the killer stalks their victims and then carries out violent attacks on them. My example is 'Child's Play'.

Zombie – The main evil within the film is a group of zombies while victims, who are still alive, try to escape by fighting them off. '28 Days Later'