Horror Conventions

1. Camera Shots

1.1. Handheld, can't tell exactly whats happening.

1.2. POV shots, through the monsters/victims eye.

1.3. High and low angles.

2. Lighting

2.1. Dark

2.2. Un-natural lighting

2.3. Low-key lighting to create dark shadows.

3. Characters

3.1. Main Protagonist (victim or hero)

3.2. The villain

3.3. Monster

3.4. Serial Killer

4. Setting

4.1. Everyday places, makes it unexpected.

4.2. Isolated places

4.3. Places with bad history.

5. Iconography

5.1. Weapons

5.2. Things identified with death or murder.