Horror Genre Research

Below you will see our timeline of horror films, Shannon and myself researched all the horror movies and how they have developed over the years. We decided which horror films we wanted to add to our timeline, we wanted to do horror films that people would know about and would have watched. Our timeline ranges from the year 1910 all the way to the present year, 2013. By creating a timeline I learnt about how horror films have improved a lot since 1910, especially the graphics.We created the following timeline on Dipity. If you wish to view our timeline all the way to 2013, please click on 'view on dipity' in the top right hand corner.

Timeline of horror and its history on Dipity.

When doing research we also created a prezi, Emma created this and the Prezi is about horror iconography. Throughout the Prezi there are different catogeries showing horror iconography. We found out about the different settings, weapons, locations and objects. I found out all the different weapons that different horror films use and the different locations they use to create the tension for the audience.



We also researched the different sub-genres of different horror films and who they appeal to and what is included in them. We researched Comedy Horror, Science fiction, supernatural Horror, Psychological Horror, Gothic horror and Slasher horror. When researching all of the different sub genres I learnt what is included in different sub - genres and how they attract different audiences.

Subgenres from FernDuggan

Finally myself and Leah researched certificate ratings and what they mean for different films. We researched the U, PG, 12A, 12, 15 and 18 ratings and discovered why different types of films have those certificate ratings. For example many 18 films contain a lot of gore and strong language as well as sex references.