The progression of Horror - Subgenres and Hybrids

Subgenres were created in order for the film industry to act upon the fears of society. We see as time goes on that fears change. For instance, in the 1800s, the main fears of the time were mythical creatures like vampires and witches, hence the Gothic subgenre of horror was born. In recent times, the main fear has been death and the life that leads after this. The horror film industry became aware that each person had a different perception of life-after-death, and decided to act on these images and subvert them, producing the paranormal subgenre.