Monday 10 January 2011

The difference between a horror and a thriller

There are many differences between thriller and horror films .

Thrillers


  • Fear of unknown 
  • Usually already dead when the bodies are found
  • The characters are usually detectives 
  • Less violence
  • Who/what/why
  • continuous eerie music
  • dark lighting usually
  • usually set in cities as oppose to the suburbs
  • references to murder investigations
  • Plenty of twists
  • Complex
  • More mature


Horrors

  • Women are usually the victims 
  • Suburb settings
  • Adults are absent settings
  • predictable
  • gore is the violence
  • different weapons add to surprise
  • Younger cast target the young audience
  • Groups usually
  • people get killed off one by one usually

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