Conventions of Horror

1. Mad scientist
2. Crazy amount of lab supplies
3. Some type of undead (zombie, vampires, etc.)
4. Graveyards
5. Candles, just enough to keep a room dim
6. Secret passageways
7. Eerie music
8. Death brought on by the undead or creatures
9. Dark forests with creepy animal noises (crows cawing, wolves howling...)
10. Decrepit castle with lighting illuminating
11. Some weapon to ward of the evil (wooden stake, silver bullets, fire, etc.)
12. A lot of "biting" to transfer the effects of "evil"
13. Transformations
14. Full moon
15. Angry villagers with pitchforks
16. Massive amount of cobwebs (No one seems to have time to dust)
17. Haunting the living
18. Always night time
19. Screaming (usually by a woman)
20. Hunchback/deformed assistant
21. Creaking doors and floorboards