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Unaboner3000 07-26-2007 09:31 PM
The Sub Genres of Horror
 
I was recently trying to think of all the various niches and sub genres of horror. After much thought I was able to come up with the following outline of horror sub genres. What am I missing here?

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Animal Horror
Anthology Horror (Multiple horror stories told in 1 film)
Comedy Horror
Flesh Eaters
* Cannibals
* Zombies
Exploitation
* Sexploitation
* Shockumentaries
Erotic Horror
Gore/Extreme/Splatter ("splatter cinema" orig. coined by Romero regarding DOTD)
* Splatstick
* Torture Porn/Gorno
Gothic Horror
Psychological Horror
Sci-fi Horror
* Aliens
* Robots/Cyborgs
Religious
* Possession
* Satan/Demons
* Religious fanatics
Slasher
Supernatural
* Ghosts
* Werewolves
* Witches/Warlocks
* Vampires
* Other Creatures
Vomit Horror :eek:

neverending 07-26-2007 09:59 PM
I can't for the life of me see where Frankenstein would fit on that list. Other Creatures?

Unaboner3000 07-26-2007 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by neverending
I can't for the life of me see where Frankenstein would fit on that list. Other Creatures?
Interesting. I would put it in Gothic Horror. But Other Creatures could work too. In fact, many horror movies would fit in more than one category.

punkdeadhead24 09-09-2007 01:27 PM
melt movies?

Incredible melting man
Street trash

bwind22 09-09-2007 02:43 PM
vehicular horror

hillybilly horror

bwind22 09-09-2007 02:46 PM
On my review website (see link in my sig), these are the sub-genre's I use. So far, I've been able to fit every horror film into one or another.

Zombie Horror
Slasher Horror
Vampire Horror
Werewolf Horror
Creature Horror
Hillbilly Horror
Occult Horror
Vehicular Horror
Psychological Horror
Horror Comedies
Horror Classics


I've been able to place the last 225 horror films I watched in to one (or more) of those sub-genres.
B Quality Horror

Unaboner3000 09-09-2007 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by punkdeadhead24
melt movies?

Incredible melting man
Street trash
LMAO! I woulda never thought of that. :p

Zero 09-10-2007 06:20 PM
monkey horror!

punkdeadhead24 09-11-2007 02:04 AM
Phenomena
Monkey shines
er...?

Zero 09-11-2007 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by punkdeadhead24 (Post 627055)
Phenomena
Monkey shines
er...?
king freaking kong
mighty joe young
28 days later (starts with pissed off monkey - so don't mess with the monkey!)

bloodrayne 09-11-2007 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Zero (Post 627151)
king freaking kong
mighty joe young
28 days later (starts with pissed off monkey - so don't mess with the monkey!)
Made me think of:

Congo
Outbreak
Planet Of The Apes

Those aren't really horror though...

But, they DO have horror-ish overtones

tic 09-11-2007 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Zero (Post 627151)
king freaking kong
mighty joe young
28 days later (starts with pissed off monkey - so don't mess with the monkey!)
some more

Night Of The Bloody Apes
Gorilla At Large

Vodstok 09-11-2007 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Zero (Post 627151)
king freaking kong
mighty joe young
28 days later (starts with pissed off monkey - so don't mess with the monkey!)
You mean "ape" horror you silly monkey. There wasnt a single monkey in all the movies you listed. Plenty of Apes though. :p

I'm partial to good old fashioned "survival horror", which encompasses many of the other subgenres. movies like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Alien, Aliens, Dog Soldiers, even predator are about simply living to the end. :)

bloodrayne 09-11-2007 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by tic (Post 627160)
some more

Night Of The Bloody Apes
Gorilla At Large
Murders In The Rue Morgue...Just thought of that one

Zero 09-11-2007 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Vodstok (Post 627163)
You mean "ape" horror you silly monkey. There wasnt a single monkey in all the movies you listed. Plenty of Apes though. :p

I'm partial to good old fashioned "survival horror", which encompasses many of the other subgenres. movies like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Alien, Aliens, Dog Soldiers, even predator are about simply living to the end. :)
species-ist - i object to vodstok's attempt to divide me from my simian brothers


SIMIANS UNITE - OVERTHROW THE SAPIEN OPPRESSORS!

bloodrayne 09-11-2007 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Zero (Post 627230)
species-ist - i object to vodstok's attempt to divide me from my simian brothers


SIMIANS UNITE - OVERTHROW THE SAPIEN OPPRESSORS!
Still got that 'Ape Sensitivity' thing, huh? :p


It's okay...We're ALL Primates

massacre man 09-11-2007 03:28 PM
Braindead has a monkey.

bloodrayne 09-11-2007 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by massacre man (Post 627235)
Braindead has a monkey.
Sumatran Rat-Monkey (Simian Raticus)

Nice catch


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