Individual Analysis of 3 Existing Horror Trailers

Vampire Sub-Genre:
The first vampire movie came out in 1922, which was Nosferatu. It is a black and white silent horror film, which is typical of early-mid 90's horror films, but is an unlikely convention of horror films today, for example, Twilight. In traditional vampire films, males are usually the dominating character, but through the time period, females have gained more dominance; an example of this is in Twilight, as there are multiple female vampires, who dominate in the movie.

Vampire Codes & Conventions:

• Blood
• Teeth/Fangs (Can be viewed as a phallic object, as they penetrate the skin, a sexual connotation.)
• Setting (Night time, darkness, vampires avoid the light.) 
• Location (usually a remote, unknown area with a small population.)

Psychological Sub-Genre:

The first psychological horror film came out in 1968, called Rosemary's Baby. It is about the supernatural, which is a common feature used in majority of psychological horror films throughout the years, the most recent one being Get Out (2017). In psychological horror, families are the main target, more specifically the child. Some examples of this are Rosemary's Baby, Poltergeist, Exorcism of Emily Rose, Paranormal activity, Insidious, etc. This could be because they are seen as innocent and pure, and nobody could ever suspect them to be the antagonist.

Psychological horror codes & conventions:

• Weapons (Used as a defence mechanism)
• Sounds (Mainly contrapuntal, not matching what is on the screen.)
• Reality (Trying to grasp an idea of what is real and what is not.)
• Characters (Children are mainly the target of possession and demonization.)

Monster Sub-Genre:

The first monster film is Frankenstein, which came out in 1931. In this film, the male character dominated throughout, whereas the women were submissive, characters, and were the target of the monster. This is because they are seen as the 'weaker gender', and are easier targets.