| Generic Feature | Your analysis of Genre |
| Story | being hunted by supernatural/paranormal creature or murderer, isolation, loss of control |
| Themes | isolation, fear, madness, loss of life, complexities of human nature |
| Characters | innocent human, morally grey character, supernatural/paranormal creature or murderer, possessed character/doll, damsel in distress, heroic character (usually male) |
| Setting | haunted mansion, city streets at night, woods |
| Mise-en-scene (Iconography) | mansion silhouette, blood, crucifixes, blades, black cloaks, fangs, coffins, corpses, ghostly attire (white nightgowns, messy hair, pale complexion, sunken eyes), flickering lights |
| Production Techniques | strong backlight to cast shadows, screams to play in the background, colours are mainly black, white, grey, red and blue, sharp cuts, extreme close ups to show emotion (fear, sadness), long shot to show enemy creeping up on character, heavy breathing, intense music |