1. Moral Allegory- This genre is where most social commentary will happen. It also focuses on the battle between good and evil.
2. Psychological Horror- This genre is based on deviant or abnormal human psychology. The horror is created by the abnormal humans or creatures actions.
3.The Fantastic- The genre come from not knowing because normally there is an supernatural occurrence that we know about indirectly.
1. Stephen King- When we are watching horror movies Stephen King believes that fear makes us blind.
2. Sigmund Freud- He believes that when we are watching horror movies we respond in 3 different ways. Which are superego, id and ego.
- Superego: our conscience, our sense of guilt and knowledge of right and wrong developed by parents and society.
- id: raging emotions, drives, and feelings – buried below the surface of the conscious mind. We are largely unaware of id impulses which surface in the form of dreams and nightmares.
- Ego: our personality, which is molded by environment, and upbringing.
3. Physiology of Fear- In this article it explained a few different ways about why people watch horror movies and why they don't. It said that kids don't watch horror movies because they believe that it is real life. But it also said people watch horror movies because gender roles that were constructed by society. Which is the male is strong and brave, while the female is supposed to be terrified.
Lighting: Low lighting and High Lighting.
Music: Background music and sound effects.
Editing: fade, dissolve, cross-cut and eye-line match.
Movements: Camera Angles and tilts.
Snuggle Theory: This theory often used by teenagers going to the movies with their significant other because it will provide them to cuddle into each others arms.
Risk: During horror movies out brain will work in different ways. It will work by thinking that we are at risk or that we aren't at risk.