The horror genre has produced hundreds of films over the years creating several different types of films therefore creating different genre within itself - sub-genres. Apocalyptic/Zombie - there is often a threat to the world such a epidemic or disease that then leads to feature creatures who tend to represented as mindless human beings or reanimated corpses. Examples: 'Night of the Living Dead' and 'I Am Legend'.
Action - merges the invasion of evil, an event or personage of horror films with gunfights and frantic chases of the action genre. Occurring themes that have been lifted from the action genre include gore, demons and vicious animals. Examples: 'Dawn of the Dead' and 'Blade'
Body - the horror is mainly generated from the graphic destruction and degeneration of the human body. Monsters are created using parts of the human body or unnatural movements and dysfunction to create fear. Examples: 'The Thing' and 'Cabin Fever'
Comedy - combines the elements of horror and the comedy genre. The comedy usually always crosses over with black comedy. 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irvin is said to be the first great comedy-horror story. Parody films also come under the comedy genre as they mock the typical conventions creating comedy. Examples: 'Jennifer's Body' and 'Scream'
Holiday - tends to take place in the Christmas season and usually has a violent psychopathic killer stalking a number of victims. The killers tend to be dressed as a Christmas character such as Santa Claus, a snowman, an elf or other festive costumes. Examples: 'Jack Frost' and 'Silent Night'.
Gothic - is a type of story that contains elements of goth and horror. They are usually suspenseful and sometimes have a romance that unfolds in the setting of a horror. Some of the first horror movies emerged from this sub-genre such as 'Nosferatu' and 'The Phantom of the Opera.'
Psychological - builds on characters' fears, guilt, beliefs, emotional instability and sometimes crosses with the sub-genre of supernatural horror and ghosts to create tension and further the plot. Many infamous horror films have been from this genre such as 'The Shining' and 'Rosemary's Baby'.
Science Fiction - revolves around subjects that include but are not limited to mad scientist and/or experiments gone wrong or killer aliens. Examples: 'Alien' and 'The Thing'.
Slasher - typically involves a violent psychopath stalking and murdering people using bladed tools. Examples: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'.
Supernatural/ Paranormal - usually has ghosts, demons, or other depictions of supernatural occurrences. There is often a combination of religion in the plot which has created a common theme of the devil and demonic possession. This is apparent in films such as 'Paranormal Activity' and 'The Blair Witch Project'.
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