Horror Genre

Horror films are made to frighten and awaken their hidden fears. There are different sub-genres within a horror film which could trigger their hidden fears for example; slasher, j-horror, supernatural, serial killers, satanic, Dracula, Frankenstein, etc. The sub genre I am going to go into detail about is Teen Horror. Teen horrors are made to scare teenage girls so the would want a hug from their boyfriend, they also have a predictable storyline, these storylines always out a teen in trouble that only a teenager would get into for example if a group of teens go on a road trip and their car brakes down, they would go and find help but they would come across an abandoned shelter which we then know something horrifying is going to happen but these teens have no clue as most of the teens in horror movies are jocks or the ‘cool’ kids (jocks are thought of as dumb and know nothing apart from sports). Furthermore parents would never understand never understand what kind of trouble the teenager has got into resulting in either them dying or the teen. The characters themselves are almost always in jeopardy because they did something stupid, irresponsible or wrong (broke curfew, smoked pot, used their parents' car without permission, explored the old mine shaft with warning signs posted, had sex).
Teen movies are about the action and thrills. Typical cast include a jock and his girl, a nerd and a misfit. The misfit often comes out as the hero or heroine who everyone always ignores. Teen horrors are often set in ordinary places where teens usually hang out like in a high school, also the events occur on special occasions like prom night for example. - Andy. Luc