When looking at names of horror films they are usually split into two types, mysterious and obvious.
Obvious Titles:
When A Stranger Calls- The idea of a stranger states clear horror and danger.
Paranormal Activity- When talking about paranormal you think of ghosts and spirits, this connotes to us mystery however the world paranormal definitely states to us that the genre is horror.
Scream- Again the word 'scream' suggests pain and therefore makes the film genre pretty obvious.
Mysterious Titles:
Insidious- This title is more mysterious and leaves the audience unsure of what is going to happen in the film. This is because the title isn't obvious.
The thing: The thing sounds very random and could be relevant to any topic. As the title is not obvious more tension is built for the audience because they are trying to anticipate what is going to happen in the film.
Priest: We would usually think 'preist' as being a man of god and someone safe. However the producers have deliberately used something safe as the title to shock the audience when they view the film.
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