Horror Movie Questionnaire

I have produced a questionnaire based upon what entices a person when watching a horror film, which will allow to me to gain a better understanding of what I will need to include within my trailer to frighten the viewer(s) watching. Below is the questionnaire that I created.

1. How often do you watch horror movies?

a. Once a week

b. Every fortnight

c. Once a month

d. Not often

2. What is it that you mostly like about a horror movie?

a. Tension

b. Characters

c. Twisted plot

d. Dynamics

3. How do you normally feel when watching a horror movie?

a. Scared/jumpy

b. Edgy/tense

c. Excited

d. Suspicious

e. All the above

4. What is your favorite horror movie out of the following?

a. Saw

b. Drag Me To Hell

c. Scream

d. The Grudge

e. My Bloody Valentine

5. Which of these horror movies frighten you the most?

a. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

b. The Ring

c. Haunting In Connecticut

d. 28 Days Later

e. 1408

6. What sort of things do you expect to see when you watch a horror movie?

a. Gore and blood

b. Prosthetics and masks

c. Stormy/bad weather

d. Mirrors

e. Weapons

7. Every horror movie has their own representation of their killer/villian, out of the following given below, which do you find to be the most menacing?

a. Jigsaw (Saw)

b. Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

c. Kayako (The Grudge)

d. Samara (The Ring)

e. Hannibal Lecter (Silence Of The Lambs)

8. Which particular theme do you fear the most?

a. Possessed and psychotic children

b. Based on real life events

c. Supernatural

d. The living dead

e. Dolls and clowns

9. What conventions (elements) do you personally think have changed and developed over time in the horror genre?

a. Settings and environment

b. Villain/killer

c. Weapons

d. Chase sequences

e. Killing and violence

10. Out of the following trailers given below, which movie appeals to you the most?

a. Case 39

http://www.youtube.com/wat

ch?v=lzkglpg931U

b. Jennifer's Body

http://www.youtube.com/wat

ch?v=VYQ19JM_M1g

c. Haunting In Connecticut

http://www.youtube.com/wat

ch?v=MRJA3lN0xCQ

d. The Final Destination

http://www.youtube.com/wat

ch?v=-v4osKSQrrk