My Chosen Genre and Sub-Genre

I have chosen to create an opening based on the horror genre. I decided to do this because horrors include a range of features to create tension and suspense. The horror genre will be fun to produce because I am able to use a sub-genre to expand my horror.

Sub-Genres:

Action Horror: Combines evil with an event, they normally involve gun fights or chases. Themes that are often used in action-horror include zombies, demons, gore, vicious animals and vampires. 

Examples: Blade and Shaun of the dead

Comedy Horror: Have elements of comedy that normally crosses with black comedy.

Examples: Scary Movie and Gremlins

Gothic Horror: Contains features such as castles, dungeons, ruined landscapes, the supernatural.

Examples: Dracula, The Woman in Black

Psychological Horror:  This sub-genre relies on characters fears and belief and includes emotional instability. Tension is key to psychological horrors.

Examples: The exorcist and The shining.

Slasher Horrors:  This Sub-Genre includes high levels of violence which normally revolves around a psychopathic serial killer. The killer normally has a continuous weapon to kill his victims and the killer is male. They also build up on a lot of mystery and suspense.

Examples: PSYCHO and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Zombie Horrors: These films portray reliving corpse that feed of the living. 

Examples: Dawn of the dead