Examples of Horror films

Blair witch project:

The blair witch project was the first of its kind, by making the film using hand held cameras and a low budget  the blair witch project was presented to its audience as a documentary about film makers who went missing in  some woods researching a horror story. This caused great impact on the horror industry because of how realistic it seemed and introduced the idea of hand held cameras in filming.

The shining:

The film doesnt just use the basic storyline to give the effect of a horror to its audience. It also uses very clever film making as the editing, mise-en-scene and sound are the main reasons. It shows that monsters or creatures aren't required in a film to scare the audience. 

Insidious:

I chose to use this film as an example as it includes the use of ghosts, creatures and demons instead of just the one. For the beginning of the film it isn't shown very often what the antagonist is until halfway through it is revealed. This film is a good example for sound as often in film sound is what is used to show the family there's something there. For example talking through a baby monitor or crackling when the demon is around.