Typical settings of horror stories consist of:
Being set at night; set in an isolated and desolate area, set during winter/cold, rainy or stormy weather; set at night in the darkness; set in a foggy graveyard, churchyard, forest, basement, attic, an isolated, abandoned house, etc.; the area the story is usually set in is quiet and has very minimum sound.
Typical character traits.
The victim is usually a vulnerable, skinny and pretty female. She is mostly alone and is wearing clothing that isn't suitable for a horror scene (night gown, night clothes, shorts and a tank top.) The hero is usually a man as men are usually portrayed as the more dominant and heroic character.
The villain can vary within the theme of the horror for example, it could be a monster, masked murderer, physcopath, demon possessed little girl, zombies, ghosts, spirits, vampires, werewolves and supernatural beasts.
Typical plots.Typical storylines can consist of:
Two, young and vulnerable woman are driving at night and their car breaks down in a desolate area. They try to call for help but they have no signal, therefore they start looking for help. They find someone who offers them help and it turns out that he is a murderer.
A happy family moves into a house and realise that it is haunted as paranormal activities occur during the night.
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