
Psychological horror doesn’t use monsters, or notorious serial killers like the Slasher sub-genre does, it uses normal human being that has a horrific or twisted identity, which is only ever seen towards the end of the movie.
The aim of a psychological horror is to frighten the audience mentally.
Psychological horror is not as graphic as other sub-genre’s of horror, it is more subtle, and contains less blood and physical harm. Psychological horror mainly aims at targeting the mental state of its audience, rather than the display of violence. It is known to discomfort its audience by showing and expressing common fears that people have. The things that happen in psychological are not far from reality, that’s what makes it that, much scarier for the audience. The experiences of a character in this sub-genre of film are not something in which an ordinary audience member could not go through. They’re not specifically and typically untrue; they’re something that could happen to anybody.

Another famous example is a film called ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ about a lady that gives birth to the devil’s child. This was effective because it puts fear into the mind of women. It puts a “what if?” fear into people.
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