Representation in Horror Films

Horror has been a long running genre ever since the beginning of the film industry the representation of Horror has evolved over the years. In modern times, from the 70's onward, representation has changed drastically. From here, it went on to represent teenagers and young adults. This opened up various different ways Horrors are represented

There were often two lead roles in Horrors, the Antagonist, who was often the murderer or the spirit, and often the case a One female Protagonist, who would be one of the few characters not to be killed, and often deals with the antagonist, an example of where this can be seen is Nightmare on Elms Street.