Genre

Genre

What is genre?

Genre is a category of art, music, literature or film. Genre can be divided into popular categories, or sub-categories.

Popular Genres and Sub-Genres

Comedy

Comedy films are intended to be found hilarious by making the viewer/reader laugh at the story

Slapstick

These type of comedies feature physical humour, such as unlikely scenarios, silly/exaggerated body language, and pratfalls.

Black

Black comedy stories are intended to be funny, however they also explore darker areas of storytelling, such as death and fear

Parody

This intends to imitate another genre for humorous effect. Parodies can be intended to mock and/or criticise as well as to pay tribute

Romantic, Rom-Coms

Romantic comedies (rom-coms) combine love stories and comedic elements.

Horror

Horror stories intend to horrify and scare the audience. The Horror genre has been shocking audiences for many centuries and includes many sub-genres:

Monster Stories

These stories use creatures that frighten or threaten human beings as the antagonists

Survival Stories

These stories portray a future where the human race is facing a threat, such as zombies or vampires, and they must survive against the chances

Ghost Stories

These are stories where the dead come back to life and haunt the living; sometimes the ghosts are trying to teach the living a lesson

Slasher fiction

Slasher stories tell of deranged killers who are out to punish regular people.

Action and Adventure

These are sometimes considered two different genres, however, the two go together: they include stories with thrilling sequences and obstacles that must be overcome before accomplishing a goal.