Monday, 11 March 2013

Typical Synopsis for Physcological Horror

As we have decided to create a physcological horror for our film opening I researched typical synopsis for this sub genre of horror.
This Sub Genre relies on character fears, guilt, beliefs, and emotional instability to build tension and further the plot. Psychological horror is different from the type of horror found in "splatter films," which derive their effects from gore and violence, and in which the object of horror does not always appear as a monster or a visious stalker, but usually another person or a supernatural presence, whose horrific identity is often not revealed until the end of the movie.

Examples of Phsycological Horrors

The Other (2001)


A woman who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted.

Silence of Lambs (1991)



A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

The Ring (2002)

A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.

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