AS Media

1. Horror Film Questionnaire
1. How old are you?
 12 and under
 13-15
 16-18
 19-21
 22- 27
 28+
2. Which sex are you?
 Male
 Female
3. Do you enjoy watching horror films?
 Yes
 No
If No
4. What is your favourite genre?
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5. What is it you dislike about horror films?
 Don’t like shocks
 Don’t like violence or gore
 Don’t like scary creatures
 Find human aspects disturbing
 Other, please specify
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If Yes
6. If you do like horror, what is your favourite sub-genre?
 Slasher (Nightmare on Elm Street)
 Psychological thriller (Psycho)
 Found Footage (Paranormal Activity)
 Teen Horror (Carrie)

2.  Apocalypse (28 Days Later)
 Occult films (Rosemary’s Baby)
 Independent Horror (Halloween)
 Supernatural Horror (Constantine)
 Gothic Horror (Frankenstein)
 Other…………………………………………………………………………………..
7. Which do you find the scariest? Pick one from each and circle your
option.
a) When you know villain is for the whole film or a masked
villain/ mystery villain
b) Male or female villain
c) Old or young villain
d) Supernatural or human
8. Which of these supernatural elements do you find the scariest?
 Ghosts or spirits
 Zombies
 Demons
 Witchcraft
 Other, please specify………………………………………………………………
9. Which of these characters do you feel you could relate to the
most? Circle your answer.
10. Which location is the scariest?
 Isolated location for example haunted house or in the woods

3.  A busy location for example a city
11. Do you think that music is important?
 Yes
 No
12. Which of these would be the best to build tension? Pick one and
circle your answer.
a) High pitch or low pitch
b) Fast tempo or slow tempo
c) Crescendo or diminuendo
d) Layering instruments or instruments coming in simultaneously
e) Strings, percussion, woodwind or brass
13. Do you think sound effects are important?
 Yes
 No
14. Do you think lighting is important for setting a scene in a film?
 Yes
 No
15. Would you feel more scared with dark or bright lighting? Why?
 Dark
 Bright
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16. How do you generally watch films?
 Cinema
 Online
 Streaming services e.g. netflix
 On television
 Other, please specify
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17. Would this change for horror specifically? If yes, why?

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18. Do production companies persuade/ dissuade you to from
watching a film? Rate the importance out of 10
 Yes
 No
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19. If yes, what is your favourite?
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