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Horror film is a film genre that seeks to elicit a physiological reaction, such as an elevated heartbeat, through the use of fear and shocking one’s audiencesLEVcapustudent (talk) 18:30, 7 April 2017 (UTC). Inspired by literature from authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley, horror films have existed for more than a century. The macabre and the supernatural are frequent themes. Horror may also overlap with the fantasy, supernatural fiction and thriller genres.

Horror films often deal with viewers' nightmares, fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Plots within the horror genre often involve the intrusion of an evil force, event, or personage into the everyday world. Prevalent elements include ghosts, extraterrestrials, vampires, werewolves, demons, satanism, gore, torture, vicious animals, evil witches, monsters, zombies, cannibals, psychopaths, and serial killers.

Some subgenres of horror include action horror, comedy horror, body horror, disaster films, holiday horror, horror drama, psychological horror, science fiction horror, slasher horror, supernatural horror, gothic horror, natural horror, zombie horror, first-person horror, and teen horrorLEVcapustudent (talk) 19:19, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

Teen horror: A horror subgenera that victimizes teens and appeals to young generations. This subgenera often depicts sex, under-aged drinking, teenagers and gore. It was most popular in 1964-1965 <refMiller C, Van Riper A. Marketing, Monsters, and Music: Teensploitation Horror Films. Journal Of American Culture [serial online]. June 2015;38(2):130-141. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed March 21, 2017.. LEVcapustudent (talk) 19:19, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

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First-person horror: The sub-genre of first-person horror creates the audiences viewing experience with film that is discovered from an original recording source within the plot. Recording film in this way merges the audience with the character’s experiences promoting fear, shock, and bafflement. LEVcapustudent (talk) 18:55, 7 April 2017 (UTC) Examples of first-person horror include the blair witch project (1999), Paranormal activity (2007), Cloverfield (2008), and Devil's due (2014)

McRobert, Neil. "Mimesis of Media: Found Footage Cinema and the Horror of the Real." Gothic Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, Nov. 2015, pp. 137-150. EBSCOhost, doi:10.7227/GS.17.2.9