Horror sub-genresHorror subgenre is a category of a particular type of movie or content.

• Slasher horror films: Usually a film having a psychopath killer

• Supernatural horror films: Usually based on demons and films above natural perceptions.

• Physcological horror films: Character fears and beliefs of guilt and plot twists

• Extra-terrestrial horror films

• Teen horror films

Horror Hybrids

Some famous examples of horror hybrids:

• Sci-Fi and horror:

Such as the film Alien

• Deadlines:

Cross between Western and Horror

A mixed composition when two film genres are mixed to create the film.

Supernatural

1973 2010

These two movies are under the horror

sub-genre of supernatural, which are

mainly based on demons/ghosts.

The difference in both movies are the

difference in both era’s. Making the

location of both movies different, as

insidious is set in a new big house. This

shows that supernatural movies are more

famous when linking it to the current era

the audience are in, as they are more

relatable making the horror movie more

scary.

The elements that make both of the movies similar is that they are both set in homes and

using young children as the target of being possessed. This may be to the engaging narrative

that audience have never been bored of and find that children being possessed are more

interesting as they are young and innocent.