Conventions of Horror

• Suspense
• Old creaking door
• dark, stormy night
• myth
• Gothic themes
• heroine
• Past decisions haunt the future
• Secret passage way
• Body horror
• Invincibility of the monster
• Usually take place in European countries or Transylvania
• Dramatic scenes
• A need for survival
• Satire
• Metaphorical material
• Outside noise like howling wolves or lighting
• Monster
• Tension