Codes And Conventions

Horror:

• Teenagers alone
• Darkness
• No Motive/Slasher
• Supernatural
• Serial Killings
• Fear
• Weapons

Examples:

• Nightmare on Elm Street
• Halloween
• Hellraiser
• Friday the 13th

Thriller:

Whodunnit
Murder
Police
Secrets
Twists
Psychopaths
Betrayal
Corruption
Red Herrings
Usually Killer is Human rather than Supernatural

Examples:

Se7en
Enemy of the State

Romantic Comedy:

• Boy Meets Girl
• Fall Out
• One feels they have lower social status
• Love Triangles
• Pathetic Fallacy
• One Single, One in relationship

Examples:

• Notting Hill
• Bridget Jones' Diary
• What Happens In Vegas