My Mindmap of the Horror Conventions

1. HORROR CONVENTIONS!!!

2. Bloody knife:
Ravens: This usually resembles
These usually are used to the killer and it shows
represent death and many the audience that they
villains use ravens as their will see a killing.
pets.
ICONOGRAPHY
Masks: Hauntings:
Masks are usually used to This leads to haunted
hide the killers face so places and the characters
that they are not revealed that are being haunted
till the end of the film. and what happens in the
narrative.

3. Low Key Lighting: Shadows:
This generally adds to the Shadows are often used in
suspense in a horror film horror films so hat the
and if often used to scare audience know that the
the audience. victim is in danger.
VISUAL STYLE
Natural light:
If it is at night, it could
make the horror film
more scary and more
believable.

4. Mansion: Forest:
Mansions could link to the This usually shows that there is
theme of revenge because it going to be someone going
often shows that one of them missing or someone that will be
has money and the other is killed. It also shows that they will
jealous. most likely be alone.
SETTING
Club: School:
If the club is busy many people Many horror films are based in a
wouldn’t notice that one person school when some unlucky
goes into the bathroom and teenager ends up dead and the
doesn’t come back. So it doesn’t murdered is someone in the
really give the narrative away. school.

5. Flashbacks: Character’s view point:
Sometimes horror films In a horror, sometimes
are quite jumpy as you we see the movie
are going through the through one characters
story because he victim view point, or if the
or killer is having table turns you
multiple flashbacks and sympathies with the
that usually links to what killer.
happens in the story.
NARRATIVE
Chronological: Revenge killings:
Some horror films are set Many horror films are all
in chronological order based around revenge.
but others are all jumpy Some are even from
taking the audience back people being jealous but
in time and then to the in many cases it is over a
present. lover.

6. Killer:
Dumb blond:
The killer is usually male
In most horror films there
and is out for everyone.
is always the female that
They tend to be discreet
dies first and she is usually a
and not get involved with
blond. If they don’t die first
the people they are going to
then she dies in a stupid
kill unless it is revenge.
way e.g. Garage scene in
scream.
CHARACTERS
Main Murder Victim: Killers friend:
There is the character that In many horror films the
the film revolves around killer usually has a right
and they either die at the hand man who does
end or they triumph. most of the work except
for the killing.

7. Revenge: The Last Victim:
Many horror stories are based Story shows someone that is
on he killer wanting to take going to die at he end of the
revenge on people that have film and they can either be
hurt him but he kills them in murdered or killed by a
brutal ways. monster. The story usually
follows the victim through it.
THEMES
Ghosts: Vampires and Zombies:
Many people find ghosts Usually shows people being
scary because usually they killed or it shows the humans
show a haunting and most of life before encountering a
the ghost are poltergeists. Vampire/Zombie. Usually
people find these films
frightening.