#29: Horror Genre Conventions

Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 8 a.m.

b"In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through the conventions of the horror genre. I'm also going to show you how these conventions show up in the movie Halloween. Here's a preview of what's included:[01:25] What makes the horror genre unique? In horror novels, bad things happen to good people. There are life and death stakes, a monster intent on death and destruction, claustrophobic settings, and a major fight for survival.[02:35] Readers choose horror novels because they want to feel th..."