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I was exploring the conventions of horror and decided to use some horror films as example and research intro the by look at directors , actors and techniques used in the film.

Vampires - A common misunderstood antagonist in horror films which recently have been made more  'human' by showing them to be inferior or the main character of a film.

Sexy Twisted Characters - Characters that are horrific and twisted that do horrid things but because they have a sexual appeal that are more appealing an accepted by an audience.

Chilling Images - Images that don't need to be moving or need context but are unsettling to the audience normally used to advertise a film on a billboard.

Inhumane Characters - Characters that are horrific because they are inspired by real objects whose dark features are exaggerated to make look more scary such as Freddy Kreuger or the girl in the video from the ring.

a Nightmare on Elm Street - One of the most infamous horror films in the industry people have heard of it whether or not they are horror fan.

Tragic - Most horror films are tragic as the main characters normally die.

15 and 18 certificates- For obvious reasons horror films are highly certificated because of their content.

Frightening - Not so scary, frightening are the main objects of film posters or the beginning few minutes of a horror film.

Hand-held Camcorder- The hand-held camcorder type of view is used to make horror films look more realistic, it makes the film seem they were real events  video by real people and not video engineered.

CCTV - The CCTV effect is normally use to make horror films look more realistic too as it makes the film seem as if its of real events because CCTV is used to monitor buildings so CCTV places/makes them at home horror characters at the scene automatically.

Deserted places - Places with a small population and in the middle of nowhere are the best places to kill a victim/group of victims and get away with it.

Michael Bay - A founder of a modern horror company (Platinum Dunes) that are responsible for remaking famous old horror films such as 'a nightmare one elm street'.