horror film

Fright-inducing cinema

A horror film is a movie designed to frighten, unsettle, or disturb its audience through suspense, supernatural elements, violence, or psychological dread.

The genre encompasses everything from Gothic tales of vampires and monsters to slasher films and psychological thrillers.

Horror films often explore cultural anxieties and taboo subjects, using fear as both entertainment and a lens for examining darker aspects of human experience.

We watched a horror film and I couldn't sleep afterward.

Opposites
emotional intent

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Work meant to amuse

romantic comedy · rom-com · slapstick comedy · screwball comedy · musical comedy

tonal atmosphere

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Film set during celebrations

musical · fairy tale

content and subject matter

horror filmromantic comedy

Humorous love story genre

domestic drama · sports movie · wedding movie · Hallmark movie

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG