horror movie cliches

Cliches concern itself with similarities shared between a number of movies in the same genre. One example would be the explosions in action movies. Explosions occur a lot in action movies and so is known as a typical action cliche.

    The genre i will be focusing on is horror and what cliches are involved in these types of movies.
Common cliches in horror movies are:

1. Blood- This is probably the most obvious one as it is seen in a lot of horror movies and the typical perception of blood is not a great one. A few examples of where blood is used in horror movies are a nightmare on elm street, saw and scream but scream does subvert from the horror cliches in some way as it also contains the product and cliches of a comedy.
2. The separation of two characters- In many horror movies, two characters tend to split up and go their separate ways either because the think it's much more clever or an excuse such as going to the toilet. There are many examples of this cliche in movies such as Lesbian Vampire Killers and Sean of the Dead.
3. Nightmares- These are very common with horror movies in comparison with other genres. The dream tends to happen just before the scary event in which the nightmare turns into a reality. An example of this may be a Nightmare on Elm Street.
4. Locking or Barricading the door- They do this to be safe but the majority of the audience that identify this cliche will possibly guess the outcome to be more bad than good. Examples of this cliche is Sean of the Dead and scream.