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Originally posted by killermovies1
Is a horror movie about :

1. Something supernatural, like ghosts or vampires.

2. Graphic violence ie. Saw, Hostel.

3. Something that scares you, doesn't need to be either of the above? What movies would fall under this category?

What's your definition of a horror movie?

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Originally posted by ragesRemorse
bad acting, terrible but humorous writing and lots of gore

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Originally posted by Neo Darkhalen
Halloween has hardly any Graphic Violence, It's much scarier if you never show it, and leave it up to your audiences imagination, it also needs to use Camera and Camera angles well, to never keep you at ease, a simple vase could become very sinister if done correctly, mix the foregrounds, and backgrounds together, to create a twisted world, something that does not seem quite right, but also Is totally innocent, keep the audience guessing, in a film they want to learn what is going on, so you should reveal things in small amounts, lastly incorporate music within a film, music can be allot more scarier then the actual film, and can make people jump if done correctly.

here are a few examples of films that do these things above, correctly.

Psycho (Original)
Halloween (Original)
Night of the Living dead/Dawn of the dead (Original)
Scream

It does not have to be supernatural to create a good movie, 3 of those films above only have humans as the killers, that is more apt for a horror, since people are real and there are people in the world that kill, it is closer to home then Zombies/Vampires, although they can still be just as terrifying.