A
movie which attempts to
scare the
audience. Often, it will revolve around some sort of
unnatural monster or
force, but it can also be about a
human monster, like a
serial killer ("
Halloween"), or a
natural force, like a
wild animal ("
Jaws").
Horror movies can
crossover into other
genres of
film, like
comedy ("
Scream"),
film noir ("
Angel Heart"), or
science fiction ("
Alien"). They can be
cheap ("
Night of the Living Dead") or
expensive ("
The Silence of the Lambs"). They can be
gory ("
Evil Dead 2") or
subtle (the original version of "
The Haunting"). They can be really
good, or, like far
too many, they can be really, really
bad.
Jeez, that's all I can think to
write. Go see some
horror movies. Everything makes more
sense that way.