Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Elements of Horror

Creepy old mansions/castles
cobwebs
spiders
rats
disfigurement
foreboding names
sharp objects
old lab equipment
poor lighting
lightning flashes
thunder
character's paranoia
organ music
bottled brains/body parts
poor skin
hidden passages
mountaintop homes
dark forests
screeching background music
darkly colored clothing
abandoned places
broken cars/wagons
frightened/dead animals
candlelight
creaking floorboards
rickety staircases
creepy children
stares
fortune tellers
malfunctioning radio/electronics
no cellphone/telephone service
mist/fog
sudden rain
graveyards
muddy footprints
creepy clowns
sudden loss/activation of power
torture devices