Horror Genre - Storylines
Even since the very early examples of the horror genre, the storylines seen in each film follow a very similar format that is still used to this day. Almost every mainstream or individual horror film revolves around an enemy attacking a group of people, with different films having different villains, such as; Murderers, Aliens, Monsters, Psychopaths, Cannibals.
The plot of horror films are quite well known in today's society, often being criticized for its lack of originality, with countless remakes being seen in modern cinemas. The most common format of narrative for the horror genre would have to be that of monsters of some kind attacking a group of people, often teenagers, killing them of one by one. This is seen in many modern horror films, such as Halloween 1978 and A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984, which both have a group of teenagers being hunted by a powerful and almost supernatural enemy, with both now becoming cult classics, arguably due to their successful use of the tried and tested narrative format.
Another common narrative format seen in horror films would be that of ghosts or demons possessing someone, often a child, with the plot of the film having their friends and family attempting to save them, while the enemy terrorizes them and scares the audience in the process. This style of plot often also has heavy religious themes within them, with most being anti religious in nature. Examples of this style of horror plot would be The Exorcist 1973 and Insidious 2010, with both films featuring a young child being possessed by what seems to be the devil, while their family try and save them.
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