Horror Genres

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Gore and Disturbing

• Torture- Hostel, Saw.
• Splatter- I spit on your grave, Battle Royale.
• Extreme- A Serbian Film, Nekromantik.
• Cannibal- Cannibal Holocaust, Cannibal Ferox.

Psychological

• Phobia- Frozen, Buried.
• Madness and Paranoia- Psycho, May.
• Fanaticism- The Wiker Man, Frailty.
• Home Invasion and Survival- The Strangers, You're Next.

Killer

• Slasher- Friday the 13th, Halloween.
• Crime and Giallo- The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Deep Red.
• Bumpkin and Redneck- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hills Have Eyes.

Monster

• Vampire- Dracula, Fright Night.
• Werewolf- The Wolfman, An American Werewolf in London.
• Classic and Mythological- Frankenstein, Leprechaun.
• Giant Monsters- Godzilla, Cloverfield.
• Neo-Monsters- Pumpkinhead, Feast.
• Animals and Nature- Jaws, The Birds.
• Small Creatures- Gremlins, Critters.
• Sci-fi and Aliens- The Thing, Alien.

Zombies

• Undead- Night of Living Dead, Zombi 2.
• Virus- 28 Days Later, Resident Evil.

Paranormal

• Ghosts and Spirits- Poltergeist, The Grudge.
• Haunted House- The Haunting, The Amityville Horror.
• Possession- The Exorcist, The Rite.,
• Devil and Demon and Hell- The Evil Dead, The Beyond.
• Witches and Occult- Black Sunday, Suspiria.
• Supernatural Power- Carrie, Scanners.

Extras

• Comedy Horror- Braindead, Shaun of the Dead.
• Sci-fi Horror- Alien, Event Horizon.
• Horror Romance- Let The Right One In, Warm Bodies.
• Creepy Kid- The Omen, The Children.
• Gothic Horror- Dracula, Sleepy Hollow.
• Body Horror- The Fly, Society.