Hybrid Genres for Horror
A hybrid genre is a genre in fiction that blends themes and elements from two or more different genres. This is different to a sub-genre as a sub-genre is a category that forms a specific class within a larger genre or group, whilst hybrid films are a way to create more opportunities for script writing and plot lines which can make the film more entertaining for its audience.
Common Horror film hybrids include:
Comedy/Horror: Shaun of the dead and Zombie land
Action/Horror: Jaws and The Terminator and The Shallows
Romance/Horror: Twilight and Warm bodies
Horror/War: The bunker
Horror/Historical/Drama: Pride, Prejudice and Zombies
Action/Horror/Comedy/Sci-Fi: Attack the Block
Hybrid Genre for my main brief?
Originally we said no to the hybrid genre. However, after looking at audience research we realised that having a hybrid genre would allow a larger audience, meaning more people will be attracted to the film. Although, we are going to be careful as we don't want to over complicate the whole genre of our film.
We are planning to make a action/horror/Sci-Fi, mainly targeting the Sci-Fi part due to linking in with the supernatural and paranormal subgenre.
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