There are five main genres within horror. These are:
GORE AND DISTURBING
PSYCHOLOGICAL
KILLER
MONSTER
PARANORMAL
Within these genres are what's called the sub-genres. These are a category of horror film types that can be sectioned under one of the five main horror genres.
Sub-genres of Gore and Disturbing are:
Sub-genres of Gore and Disturbing are:
TORTURE
SPLATTER
CANNIBAL
EXTREME
The sub-genres of Psychological are:
PHOBIA AND ISOLATION
FANATICISM
MADNESS AND PARNOIA
Killer's sub-genres include:
SLASHER
CRIME AND GIALLO
HOME INVASION
BACKWOODS AND REDNECK
There are a big number of sub-genres that fit under Monster. These are:
ZOMBIES
Zombies can be split up with another two sub-genres which include:
VAMPIRE
WEREWOLF
NEO-MONSTERS
CLASSIC AND MYTHOLOGICAL
ANIMALS AND NATURE
GIANT MONSTERS
SMALL CREATURES
ALIENS
The sub-genres within Paranormal there are:
GHOST AND SPIRITS
HAUNTED HOUSE
POSSESSION
DEVIL AND DEMON AND HELL
WITCHES AND OCCULT
SUPERNATURAL
Carrie (2013) and Scanners (1981).
However, there are a further six genres that fit under the horror genre that don't have any following sub-genres. These include:
COMEDY HORROR
SCI-FI HORROR
HORROR ROMANCE
CREEPY KID
GOTHIC HORROR
BODY HORROR
(TA, LJ, BC)