Horror cliche's

1) You never: Answer the phone

- The phone is a clissic way of communicating with the killer.

Seen in: One missed call, Scream.

2) Creepy music

Seen in: Jaws, Halloween.

 

3) Someone has a nightmare

Seen in: Nightmare on Elm street, Friday the 13th.

 

4) The mirror - showing the killer

Seen in:  Shaun of the dead, Possession.

5) Haunted/ dingy places

Seen in: The Decent, Amityville

 

6) Evil killers sometimes children

 

 

Seen in: The Orphan, Halloween

 

7) Moments that make you jump

 

Seen in: The Descent, House of a 1000 corpses

 

8) Isolations - When people are left alone

 

 

Seen in: The Descent, Saw

 

9) Anticipating moments what will the killer do

 

 

Seen in: The Strangers, Devils rejects

 

 

10) Killings are brutal if the taget audience is 18+ if the film is aimed at 15+ then the killings are less gruesome but still effective.

 

FINAL DESTINATION 15+ THEY GET CRUSHED BY CONRETE

 

WOLF CREEK 18+ SHE GETS STABBED IN THE BACK - HEAD ON A STICK