Horror Movie Conventions

Here is a list of all the horror movie conventions as mentioned in question 1 of my evaluation:

• Create suspense
• Darkness
• Contrast (characters and mise-en-scene)
• Ambiguous shots
• Silence
• Creaking
• Screams
• Wind
• Shadows
• Hidden features
• Gory and gruesome
• Death
• Victims
• Murderer
• Scary
• Make you jump
• Get your heart beating faster
• Shock the audience
• Fear
• Stalking
• Old buildings
• Deserted locations
• Sense of claustrophobia (no escape)
• Running away