Typical Horror Films

For horror films, there are a lot of key features such as the setting, characters and the plot.

The typical settings for horror films are places that have a bad atmosphere such as abandoned places, isolated places, basements, dark alley ways, etc.

These are all generic settings because the characters can't get help and help can't get to them.

There are different types of characters used in horror films such as; young people; people who are alone; defenceless people and vulnerable victims. They use these kind of characters because it makes the viewer have connections with the characters because of how vulnerable and defenceless they are.

The victim is usually a young pretty female who is portrayed to look vulnerable whether it's what she's wearing or how she acts in the storyline. She would also be shown to look small to make her seem more venerable. The hero is usually a male because they males are known as the more dominant gender.

 There is a lot of typical plots in horrors, but the most typical is a family moves into a new house, the house is haunted and spooky paranormal activities start to happen and scares the residents and tries to hurt/kill them.