As part of our audience research we looked at the popular film site Netflix, to help us find out which horror films are the most popular right now, the website was helpful as it has a option to choose the sub-genre. This information has helped us to decide the sub-genre of our film.
Most Popular On Netflix
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Film Sub-Genre
1.StoneHearst Asylum Psychological/paranormal
2.Shutter Supernatural
3.World War Z Zombie
4.Human Centipede 3 Body Horror
5.Insidious Supernatural
6.Paranormal Activity 4 Supernatural
7.The Human Centipede Body Horror
8.Carrie Supernatural
9.ZombieLand Zombie
10.HouseBound Comedy Horror
Film Sub-Genre
1.StoneHearst Asylum Psychological/paranormal
2.Shutter Supernatural
3.World War Z Zombie
4.Human Centipede 3 Body Horror
5.Insidious Supernatural
6.Paranormal Activity 4 Supernatural
7.The Human Centipede Body Horror
8.Carrie Supernatural
9.ZombieLand Zombie
10.HouseBound Comedy Horror
Top 5 Rated Film trailers and summery
NUMBER 1: Stonehearst Asylum
This film is based in 1899 When a young doctor called Edward Newgate arrives at Stonehearst Asylum in search of an apprenticeship, he is warmly welcomed by superintendent Dr. Lamb and a mesmerising woman by the name of Eliza Graves. Edward is intrigued by Lamb's modern methods of treating the insane until a series of unusual events lead him to make a horrifying discovery, in exposing Lamb's utopia and pushing Edward to the limits of his conscience. This film is Inspired by a short story from Edgar Allan Poe, Stonehearst Asylum is a tale in which nobody is who or what they appear to be.... This is a psychological/supernatural horror and is currently the most popular film on Netflix.
NUMBER 2: Shutter
Photographer Ben and his new bride, Jane, turn their honeymoon into a working vacation when he gets a prestigious assignment in Japan. As they make their way up a mountain road at night and they slam into a woman who suddenly appears in their path. Unable to find her body, Ben and Jane continue onward. Soon, eerie reminders of the accident emerge when Ben sees ghostly images in the photographs he develops. this is a supernatural horror and is the second most popular horror being watched on Netflix.
NUMBER 3: World War Z
When former U.N. investigator Gerry Lane and his family get stuck in urban gridlock, he has a feeling that it's no ordinary traffic jam. His suspicions are confirmed when, suddenly the city erupts into chaos. A lethal virus is spread through a single bite and is turning healthy people into something vicious, unthinking and feral. As the pandemic threatens to consume humanity, Gerry leads a worldwide search to find the source of the infection and, with luck, a way to halt its spread. this film is the 3rd top rated film and is the only zombie film in the top 5.
NUMBER 4: Human Centipede 3
To punish his prisoners, a sadistic prison warden and his right-hand man hatch a scheme to stitch 500 inmates together like a train. This film is rated as body horror film.
NUMBER 5: Insidious
Parents take drastic measures when it seems their new home is haunted and their comatose son is possessed by a malevolent entity which lies within the house and the only way to save him is to enter the nightmare themselves. this film is a paranormal/supernatural film and is the 3rd paranormal/supernatural horror being watched.
After looking at the top 5 rated horror films closer we have decided to make a paranormal/supernatural film because it is currently a popular sub-genre in the film industry as half of the top 10 and 3 of the top 5 films are paranormal/supernatural films.