Horror Movie Subgenres
Horror Movie Subgenres is a structured entertainment dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Subgenre, Peak Era, Key Films. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 6, 2026
Included fields: Subgenre, Peak Era, Key Films, How It Scares You, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
No reliable range or grouping can be calculated from the loaded rows without interpreting the source data.
Useful for
- Comparing Subgenre, Peak Era, and Key Films across entertainment entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Subgenre↕ | Peak Era↕ | Key Films↕ | How It Scares You↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Slasher | 1970s-80s | Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream | Masked killer stalks and kills teens one by one | Final girl trope, iconic masks, camp counselor deaths, sequel machines |
Psychological Horror | 1960s-present | The Shining, Black Swan, Get Out, Hereditary | Gets inside your head, paranoia, unreliable reality | Slow burn dread, mental deterioration, 'was it real?', elevated horror |
Found Footage | 1999-2010s | The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, REC, Cloverfield | Feels like real footage someone recorded before dying | Low budget high profit, shaky cam, 'this actually happened' marketing |
Body Horror | 1970s-present | The Fly, The Thing, Tusk, Annihilation | Grotesque transformation and mutation of the human body | David Cronenberg, practical effects, makes you uncomfortable in your own skin |
Supernatural / Ghost | All eras | The Exorcist, The Conjuring, Poltergeist, Insidious | Ghosts, demons, and forces beyond human understanding | Jump scares, haunted houses, based on 'true stories', exorcism scenes |
Zombie | 1960s-2010s | Night of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, Train to Busan | Unstoppable hordes, civilization collapse, nowhere is safe | George Romero, social commentary, survival group dynamics, The Walking Dead |
Cosmic Horror | 1920s (Lovecraft) / 2010s revival | The Colour Out of Space, Annihilation, The Void, In the Mouth of Madness | Incomprehensible entities, human insignificance, forbidden knowledge | Lovecraft influence, existential dread, tentacles, 'we are nothing' vibes |
Folk Horror | 1970s / 2010s revival | The Wicker Man, Midsommar, The Witch, Apostle | Isolated communities, pagan rituals, nature worship gone wrong | Rural settings, daylight horror, cults, unsettling traditions, flower crowns |
Home Invasion | 2000s-present | The Strangers, Funny Games, You're Next, Hush | Intruders in your safe space, nowhere to run | 'Because you were home', primal fear, realistic terror, fight-or-flight |
Giallo | 1960s-80s | Suspiria, Deep Red, Blood and Black Lace, Tenebrae | Stylish murder mystery with artistic violence | Italian origin, black gloves, vibrant colors, Dario Argento, proto-slasher |
Creature Feature | 1950s / recurring | Jaws, Alien, The Host, A Quiet Place | A monstrous creature hunts humans | Practical effects, man vs nature/beast, Spielberg's shark, xenomorphs |
Torture Porn / Extreme | 2000s | Saw, Hostel, The Human Centipede, Martyrs | Graphic depictions of pain and suffering | Controversial, pushes limits, Jigsaw's traps, 'how far is too far?' |
Comedy Horror | 1980s-present | Evil Dead II, Shaun of the Dead, Tucker & Dale, Ready or Not | Makes you laugh and scream simultaneously | Genre mashup, self-aware humor, Bruce Campbell's chin, cult classics |
J-Horror | 1990s-2000s | Ringu, Ju-On (The Grudge), Audition, Dark Water | Atmospheric dread, cursed objects, vengeful spirits | Long-haired ghosts, cursed VHS tapes, Hollywood remakes, quiet terror |
Eco-Horror | 1970s / 2020s revival | The Happening, The Bay, In the Earth, Gaia | Nature fights back against humanity | Environmental themes, plants/fungi as villains, climate anxiety, Shyamalan's trees |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Horror Movie Subgenres organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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