Importance of Genre:

Neale (1980)- Much of the pleasure of popular cinema lies in the process of ' difference of repetition' I.e, recognition of familiar elements and in the way those elements might be orchestrated in an unfamiliar fashion or in the way that unfamiliar elements might be introduced.


Genre Boundaries:

Genre boundaries are flexible to allow for creativity and creative interpretation by the audience. There are many sub-genres and generic hybrids.
 E.g.: Back To The Future 3.

• Sci-fi
• Western
• Comedy
• Romance

Typical Settings for a horror story-

In most horror story's, there is a lot of setting you could use to make it intense.
Abandoned Hospital.
Churchyard.
Isolated forest.
Old Fair Ground.
Old Mansion, loft / attic or a basement as it would be isolated.


Characters:
In most horror story's, there is most likely to be a:
Killer.
Victim. Sometimes maybe a young female who is dressed vulnerable.
Ghost.
Clown.
Spirits.
Psycho.
Hero.
Young Children.
Supernatural beasts.
Ware wolves.


Horror Story Plots:

1- A family member who died in a car accident comes back to haunt the rest of the family and tries to possess amongst other thing that gets the tension high.

2-  A bunch of teens sneak into an abandoned fair ground for the night and decide to play 'Bloody Mary' but what happens next is a un experienced night ahead. Bloody Mary visits the teens but who knows what happens next and if they will escape the horror.

What Is Genre?

Genre is a type / category. Some examples of genres are horror, romance, comedy, science fiction.
For example, Terminator 2 is a science fiction. We know this because they feature teleporting. Also Schwarzenegger feels no pain playing his character, they also use Robotic scans.