Questionnaire

1. What age group do you fall under?

15-17 18-21 Other

If So Please Specify: ____

2. What do you expect to in a Horror Film? (Tick One)

Blood Chase Scenes Violence Murder Jumpy Scenes

Other

If Other Please Specify: ________________________________________

3. What Type Horror Movies do you Like? (Tick One)

Real Life Gore Themed E.g.: Halloween Murder Mystery

Supernatural/ Physiological Scientific Suspense Comic

Murder Mystery Other

If Other Please Specify: ________________________________________

4. What is your favourite Horror Movie? (Tick One)

Chainsaw Massacre Drag Me To Hell Halloween The Omen

The Grudge Scream Other

If Other Please Specify: ________________________________________

5. What is your least favourite Movie? (Tick One)

Chainsaw Massacre Resident Evil Halloween The Omen

The Grudge Scream Other

If Other Please Specify: ________________________________________

6. When do you normally go watch a Horror Movie? (Tick One)

Every Week Every Month Every So Often

When Something New Is Released Certain Days E.g.: Halloween

7. What Type of characters do you find most Frightening In Horror Movies? (Tick One)

Ghosts/ Spirits Children E.g.: The Omen Toys/Dolls Clowns

Killers Vampires Werewolves Zombies Monsters/Aliens

Other

If Other Please Specify: ________________________________________

8. What Makes a Horror Movie Most effective? (Tick One)

Lighting Sound Suspense/Tension Music Setting

Other

If Other Please Specify: ________________________________________

Analysis

30 people were interviewed

1. What age group do you fall under?

15-17 = 9
18-21 = 12

Other
30+ = 4
35+ = 3
40+ = 2

2. What do you expect to in a Horror Film? (Tick One)

Blood = 11
Chase-Scenes = 3
Violence Murder = 9
Jumpy Scenes = 3

Other
Flashing scenes = 2
Backstabbing = 1
Killing Spree = 2

3. What Type Horror Movies do you Like? (Tick One)

Real-Life = 4
Gore = 7
Themed E.g.: Halloween Murder Mystery = 5
Supernatural/ Physiological = 2
Scientific = 1
Suspense = 6
Comic = 1
Murder Mystery = 4

4. What is your favourite Horror Movie? (Tick One)

Chainsaw Massacre = 7
Drag Me To Hell = 2
Halloween = 4
The Omen = 1
The Grudge = 3
Scream = 0

Other
The Grudge (Japanese Version) = 1
28 Days Later = 8
Bloody Valentine = 4

5. What is your least favourite Movie? (Tick One)

Chainsaw Massacre = 3
Resident Evil = 7
Halloween = 1
The Omen = 5
The Grudge = 0
Scream = 13

Other
Any American Remake = 1

6. When do you normally go watch a Horror Movie? (Tick One)

Every Week = 3
Every Month = 6
Every So Often = 11
When Something New Is Released = 5
Certain Days E.g.: Halloween = 5

7. What Type of characters do you find most Frightening In Horror Movies? (Tick One)

Ghosts/Spirits = 8
Children E.g.: The Omen = 2
Toys/Dolls = 4
Clowns = 2
Killers = 1
Vampires = 4
Werewolves = 1
Zombies = 8
Monsters/Aliens = 0

8. What Makes a Horror Movie Most effective? (Tick One)

Lighting = 7
Sound = 5
Suspense/Tension = 4
Music = 8
Setting = 6


Conclusion
This research has showed me that People aged between 15-21 are more into horror films unlike people aged from 25+.
This evaluation shows me that we should aim our film to the age group between 15-21.