A brief explanation on horror conventions

Horror convention are what we expect to see it is the conventional thing to see in horror for instance in a horror film we would expect to see blood, knives and a killer. Horror conventions can be expected to be seen in the oldest to the newest horror as their has always been blood and knives and conventions, however many films today employ different genres making them hybrid films so different conventions say from an action film may be in their like huge explosions and a chase scene so sometimes it is hard to define the conventions of horror as many films now have become hybrids because of modern directors. Also as time has moved on so has technology making new conventions such as weapons, settings and forensic tools which adds new twists on to horror. Setting is also an important convention, in older horrors it would be a Forrest/woods or old house or old motel however as technology has improved, so has buildings and property so new settings are being made everyday adding to the conventions.