Paranormal – this sub-genre deals with ghosts and supernatural events.
Paranormal Activity
Torture – this type of horror depicts a victim being brutally tortured by a villainous character.
Saw
Zombie – this sub-genre is fairly self explanatory, the main evil within the film is a group of zombies while victims, who are still alive, try to escape and fight them off.
28 Days Later
Psychological – this type of horror doesn’t usually have a structured narrative as it likes to confuse the audience.
The Blair Witch Project
Slasher – generally revolves around a psychopathic serial killer, it follows the killer stalking their victims and then carrying out violent attacks on them.
Child’s Play
Vampire – like the zombie sub-genre, this type of horror uses vampires as the main villains throughout the film.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Monster – this sub-genre usually depicts a struggle between a monster and a human with the monster appearing as the villain and the human appearing as the hero.
The Descent
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