Conventions of the Psychological Horror Genre.

Common Conventions in the Psychological Horror Genre:

• Plot twists
• Reflective/response to reality 
• Emotive - you care about characters 
• Heavily focuses on main character's psychological state
• Sad unresolved ending
• 'Facing Demons'
• The danger is human
• Main Character is often detective, battling their own issues
• Incorporates elements of mystery 
• Seemingly supernatural threat - actually human
• Struggle between what is real and what is not
• Deceptive games
• Death
• Requires viewer to think