Explore the iconic themes, settings, and character archetypes that define horror cinema. From slasher villains to haunted houses, discover movies by the tropes you love.
First-person camera perspective
Spectral entities and spirits
Extreme violence and viscera
Vengeance-driven narratives
Supernatural evil forces
Classic ghost story setting
Extraterrestrial horror
Demonic or spiritual takeover
Physical transformation, grotesque mutation
Mind-bending, paranoia-driven
Occult ceremonies and offerings
Hellish entities taking control
Fight-or-flight scenarios
Intruders violating safe spaces
Historical evil awakened
Dark Victorian-era aesthetic
Isolated rural getaway turns deadly
Cosmic isolation, nowhere to run
Lovecraftian existential dread
Van Helsings, paranormal investigators
Antagonists hiding behind iconic masks
Repeating horror scenarios
Possessed or cursed dolls/toys
Derelict structures harboring evil
Institutional horror in mental hospitals
Twisted carnival/circus antagonists
Transient spaces turned nightmarish
Last surviving female who confronts the killer
End-of-world scenarios
Death-adjacent locations
Evil dolls, mirrors, books, etc.
No escape, cut off from help
Aquatic terrors
Malevolent or corrupted children
Human predators
Charismatic manipulators of followers
Evil doubles and identity horror
Primal fear in natural isolation
Dark, decaying grand estates
Sudden shock moments
Sadistic experiments and unethical science
Female protagonist in peril
Atmospheric tension over jump scares
Rural communities with dark secrets
Claustrophobic subterranean terror
Psychological twists with questionable perspective
Folklore-based horror
Bloodsuckers and immortal predators
Spirits seeking revenge on the living
Lycanthropic transformation
Occult practitioners, dark magic
The undead risen