In this episode we discuss a list of 13 tried-and-true tropes that make the horror genre…horrifying.

Highlights:

02:50 Trope or cliché?

04:16 Character is King: Horror Story Edition

11:07 Presenting our 13 horror story tropes

14:49 Dreams and found footage

20:22 Splitting up

25:10 Mysterious neighbor

27:10 Janet, Jamie, and Psycho

29:05 The bad guy that won’t die

32:12 One. Last. Scare.

Want to dig deeper beyond our 13 tropes? Check out this article from Writer's Digest where they list 21 popular horror tropes. (Click link below).

Writer's Digest 21 Popular Horror Story Tropes