Research Update 13-11-10 (Psychological - Sub genre)

Psychological horror is a subgenre of horror fiction that relies on character fears, guilt, beliefs, eerie sound effects, relevant music and emotional instability to build tension and further the plot Psychological horror derive their effects from gore and violence, and from the sub-genre of horror of personality, in which the object of horror does not look like a monstrous other, but rather a normal human being, whose horrific identity is often not revealed until well into the work, or even at the very end.

An example of a psychological horror is The unborn, directed by David S Goyer and released in January 2009.





Another example of psychological horror is 'The village' directed by M. Night Shyamalan, released in July 2004.