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Horror Movie Subgenres

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Key Films
How It Scares You
Known For
Slasher
1970s-80sHalloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, ScreamMasked killer stalks and kills teens one by oneFinal girl trope, iconic masks, camp counselor deaths, sequel machines
Psychological Horror
1960s-presentThe Shining, Black Swan, Get Out, HereditaryGets inside your head, paranoia, unreliable realitySlow burn dread, mental deterioration, 'was it real?', elevated horror
Found Footage
1999-2010sThe Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, REC, CloverfieldFeels like real footage someone recorded before dyingLow budget high profit, shaky cam, 'this actually happened' marketing
Body Horror
1970s-presentThe Fly, The Thing, Tusk, AnnihilationGrotesque transformation and mutation of the human bodyDavid Cronenberg, practical effects, makes you uncomfortable in your own skin
Supernatural / Ghost
All erasThe Exorcist, The Conjuring, Poltergeist, InsidiousGhosts, demons, and forces beyond human understandingJump scares, haunted houses, based on 'true stories', exorcism scenes
Zombie
1960s-2010sNight of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, Train to BusanUnstoppable hordes, civilization collapse, nowhere is safeGeorge Romero, social commentary, survival group dynamics, The Walking Dead
Cosmic Horror
1920s (Lovecraft) / 2010s revivalThe Colour Out of Space, Annihilation, The Void, In the Mouth of MadnessIncomprehensible entities, human insignificance, forbidden knowledgeLovecraft influence, existential dread, tentacles, 'we are nothing' vibes
Folk Horror
1970s / 2010s revivalThe Wicker Man, Midsommar, The Witch, ApostleIsolated communities, pagan rituals, nature worship gone wrongRural settings, daylight horror, cults, unsettling traditions, flower crowns
Home Invasion
2000s-presentThe Strangers, Funny Games, You're Next, HushIntruders in your safe space, nowhere to run'Because you were home', primal fear, realistic terror, fight-or-flight
Giallo
1960s-80sSuspiria, Deep Red, Blood and Black Lace, TenebraeStylish murder mystery with artistic violenceItalian origin, black gloves, vibrant colors, Dario Argento, proto-slasher
Creature Feature
1950s / recurringJaws, Alien, The Host, A Quiet PlaceA monstrous creature hunts humansPractical effects, man vs nature/beast, Spielberg's shark, xenomorphs
Torture Porn / Extreme
2000sSaw, Hostel, The Human Centipede, MartyrsGraphic depictions of pain and sufferingControversial, pushes limits, Jigsaw's traps, 'how far is too far?'
Comedy Horror
1980s-presentEvil Dead II, Shaun of the Dead, Tucker & Dale, Ready or NotMakes you laugh and scream simultaneouslyGenre mashup, self-aware humor, Bruce Campbell's chin, cult classics
J-Horror
1990s-2000sRingu, Ju-On (The Grudge), Audition, Dark WaterAtmospheric dread, cursed objects, vengeful spiritsLong-haired ghosts, cursed VHS tapes, Hollywood remakes, quiet terror
Eco-Horror
1970s / 2020s revivalThe Happening, The Bay, In the Earth, GaiaNature fights back against humanityEnvironmental themes, plants/fungi as villains, climate anxiety, Shyamalan's trees

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