Conventions of a horror/thrillers

In class, we brainstormed and listed the various conventions which we expect to see in horros/thriller films.

1. ghosts
2. death
3. mystery
4. water
5. bad reather (thunderstorms/raining)
6. contrapunctal sound
7. animals (snakes/cats/rats)
8. insects( coakraches/spiders)
9. blinding headlights
10. fog
11. paranoia
12. basement/store room
13. blood
14. bathrooms
15. mirror
16. weapons (knives/saw/scissors)
17. dolls
18. clowns
19. clock
20. pale skins
21. power cuts
22. demons
23. monsters
24. vampires
25. zombies
26. graveyards
27. dead body
28. forests
29. kitchen
30. old house
31. attics
32. floorboards
33. doors
34. screaming
35. isolations
36. windows
37. suspense music
38. eerie music
39. silent
40. whispers
41. car breakdown
42. claustrophobia
43. children
44. bedroooms
45. bath tub
46. dark long hair
47. white robe
48. dark robe
49. protagonist
50. antagonist