Elements of Horror

Commonly used to create fear within characters. It removes the characters sense of sight and is often used in setting to create tone or mood. The symbol is usually tied to evil and often death

• Isolation

• Good Vs. Evil

• Darkness

• Suspense

____________ of characters leaves them feeling alone and helpless. It can be used in setting to create tone and mood.

• Darkness

• mystery

• Suspense

• Isolation

This is a classic theme and struggle that is common in Horror genre.

• Good Vs Evil

• Supernatural/Paranormal

• Violence and Gore

• Psychological Thrillers

Things that cannot be explained. Ghosts, aliens, demons, spirits, and angles are all examples of outside forces that may be up against the protagonist

• Violence and Gore

• Supernatural/ Paranormal

• Good Vs Evil

• Monsters

This theme is straight forward

• Good Vs Evil

• Us Vs Them

• Monsters

• Violence and Gore

The Buildup - very important to the story. ____ should continually increase until the reader/viewer is on the edge of their seat.

• Monsters

• Mystery

• Suspense

• Us Vs. Them

The question of "What going to happen next?"

• Monsters

• Mystery

• Isolation

• Violence and Gore

All the traditional monster groups are a part of this category. Vampires, giants, mummies, werewolves, reanimated zombies even the demi-gorgon is a welcome monster.

• darkness

• Suspense

• Mystery

• Monsters

Thrillers are a category on their own that create excitement and shock, __________ are the same with the twist that someone is unhinged in the mind; this could be antagonist, protagonist, even reality itself can be unhinged.

• Psychological Thrillers

• Us Vs. Them

• Good Vs Evil

• Violence and Gore

Humans vs The Unknown.

• Us Vs Them

• Monsters

• Supernatural/Paranormal

• Good Vs Evil