Thursday, 2 December 2010

Horror Narrative

The Horror Film Genre in its modern form generally follows the same pattern, which plays out in the standard narrative forms

Four Act Structure                  Narrative 101

Hook                                       Hook
Ordinary World                        Ordinary World
Key plot point #1                      Disruption
Netherworld                             Conflict(s)
Pinch                                              I
Kingdom of Evil                        (rising action)
Key plot point #2                             I
Return to the Netherworld          Climax, (denouement) Resolution

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