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Mystery, mentally challenged people, paranormal creatures
Contrapuntal (music does not fit scenes on screen)
Crescendo used to tell audience the villain is approaching
Dramatic orchestral music
Little or no dialogue; dialogue only used to show panic and desperation
Drumbeats to reveal the heartbeat of the characters and to create suspense and eeriness
Flashbacks to let audience know why a character reacted that way
Relies and plays on character’s beliefs and fears
Tend to have ordinary people end up going mentally unstable
Costumes
Psychological horror films are films that are a horror but don't have as much blood or gore as a slasher might have. They normally have a story line of the villain tormenting the group of victims mentally rather than physically. It's basically a horror film but it's just mental torture instead of physical.
There is no specific convention to costumes in psychological horrors. Costumes that are worn often tie in to the scene, for example hospital gowns are worn in a mental asylum scene.
Psychological Horror films target mainly the male gender, at least the age of 21. Probably Grade D and under Emulators.
Young adult or child, usually female
Mentally unstable
Emotionally unstable
Dark, creepy in looks
Antagonist's face rarely seen to produce mystery and increase suspense
Weapons not designed for killing e.g. pipes
Research items e.g. books, laptops
Sentimental items that are normally innocent e.g. teddy bears
Flashbacks are often used to tell the audience why the antagonist uses certain props to create meaning
Non-verbal communication
Non-verbal communications are used in psychological horrors to create meaning. Here are some of them:
Fast paced editing to emphasise confusion and action, slow paced editing to create suspense
Flashbacks are often created to create meaning
Dark, low, dim lighting
Constantly follows main character(s)