Codes and conventions of horror films

This mind map shows the codes and conventions of the Horror film genre. From research I have found many codes and conventions that all conform to films of the Horror genre. As you can see one of the main features is isolated locations. For one of my film opening analysis I analysed the opening of the film 'Scream' and the location of the film is in an isolated house near a woods. The victim in the film also conforms to the villain shown in the mind map, she is a young female on her own in an isolated house. The villain also conforms to the mind map as he interrogates the victim through a phone call, his name is not revealed.