Survey Monkey Responses

17 male responses
33 female responses
Total= 50

6 often responses
11 never responses
33 occasionally responses

2 slasher responses
22 psychological responses
5 zombie responses
3 gothic responses
5 vampire responses
7 supernatural responses
6 other responses:
"Don't watch horror".

15 jump scare responses
7 effective music responses
1 supernatural characters/ events response
8 haunted house events/people getting possessed by demons responses
7 clown responses
4 violent, bloody or graphic events responses
2 masks responses
1 serial killers response
5 other responses:
"All of the above".

8 music/soundtrack responses
22 storyline responses
8 characters responses
4 gorey scenes responses
5 camera angles responses
3 other responses:
"Jump scares".

14 old abandoned house responses
7 woods responses
18 hospital responses
7 abandoned school responses
4 other responses:
"All of the above."
"An old castle".

1 The One response
4 End of the Phone Call responses
8 Her responses
10 Listen Don't Speak responses
3 Lest Us Forget responses
4 The Day it Happened responses
11 In Loving Memory responses
8 Other responses:
"Beneath."
"Here We Lie".

"Annabelle."
"The Omen."
"The Others."
"The Ring."
"The Purge."
"The Conjuring."
"Seven."
"The Conjuring 2."
"Woman In Black."
 "IT."
 "Insidious."
 "Scream."
"Theatre of Blood."
"What we do in the Shadows."
"Dark Water."
"Misery."
"Exorcist."

Most popular response: "The Shining".


This survey was helpful to me to see what the public think about horrors and how their opinions could influence a lot of my filming preparation, eg. my film is going to be a psychological horror, which was the most popular genre in my survey. Finding out what people thought about the different titles was helpful to see which one I should use so that I can start working on my mast heads and titles for my poster or magazine. Knowing whether they were male or female allowed me to work out what the different genders picked in general, and knowing what their favorite film is I found helpful, as it allowed me to see what people find effective in different horror films. I could be inspired from some of "The Shining" being the most popular response & look at it's scenes to see what is the most effective form of scaring the audience.