Conventions of the Horror Thriller

Within the horror thriller, I expect to see certain elements. These are known as the codes and conventions. They help signify to the audience what genre of film they are watching and enable the audience in advance to have an idea of the kind of pleasures they will recieve from watching the film. That is with a horror film the pleasure of blood, death, gore, and with a thriller that of suspense, fear and action, or possibly supernatural elements.
Below is my list of the key codes and conventions of the horror/thriller genre:

HORROR:

• death
• blood
• knives
• torture
• darkness
• isolation
• paranormal
• victims
• ghosts
• screaming
• footsteps
• puppets
• mutation
• creaking doors
• trees
• wind
• clowns
• banging
• ripping
• bad omens
• storms
• creepy children
• psychos
• twists in the plot
• dolls
• hooded figures
• rats
• owls
• church bells
• creepy music
• candles
• pain
• fear
• scratching

THRILLER:

• mystery
• action
• false sense of security
• chase sequences
• kidnap
• fire
• shouting
• guns
• murder
• weapons