Horror Genre - Setting/Location
Like most other genre, horror films have many stereotypical settings and locations that the events of them take place in. This places are often used to convey fear and add to the effect that a film is trying to present, amplifying its overall response from an audience.
One of the main settings for a horror film is that of a dark, empty forest, where the characters are chased down by the villain. This is such a popular choice for location as it is especially effective at evoking feelings of isolation and panic, as its complete darkness and disconnection from the modern world makes characters much more vulnerable. Additionally, the disorienting feel of the forests help to convey the common feelings of paranoia that characters are often presented as feeling in horror films, as they frantically search around them for the possibility of the villain getting them.
Another frequently used location for films in the horror genre is that of a haunted house, a old house that people around the area say is haunted, with characters often being skeptical towards the idea, which of course turns out to be true. These have the effect of not only looking physically scary, often burnt down slightly, with decaying wood all around it, but also being psychologically scary, as they are often portrayed as having special ability's such as changing room doors, and hallucinating inside it, similar to the labyrinth from Greek mythology. A reason example of this setting type was 2017's IT, which had one of its key scenes take place inside the house as the group of children confront the monster clown 'Pennywise'
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