Body horror (eg. The Fly (1986), The Thing (1982), Eraserhead (1976))
Gothic Horror (Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Phantom of the Opera (1925))
Psychological Horror (The Shining (1980), The Sixth Sense (1999), Psycho (1960))
Science Fiction Horror (Alien (1979), Predator (1987), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978))
Slasher (Halloween (1978), Friday the 13th (1980),) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Horror films will usually have a certain amount of violence, mostly graphic (body horror, slasher) but some can be more subtle (psychological). Some also, particularly slashers, have a female lead. Gothic horrors are based around the classic monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein etc.) and were made famous in film by Universal in the 1930s and the Hammer films of the 50s and 60s. Slashers usually focus on a psychopath stalking then killing several people, usually teenagers. Psychological horrors are the opposite to body horror, focusing on the mental rather than the physical. Science fiction horror is a hybrid genre and is usually about aliens or other forms of the paranormal.
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