Top rated
This is the top 6 rated horror films of all time according to IMDb. The top rated is a paranormal horror unlike the rest of them. This suggests that the better rated horror films are not about the paranormal. Psycho (2.), the Shining (5.) and The Blue Elephant (4.) are all about mental health. We believe this to be because it is a subject that is very complex and one people dont comlpelty understand, allowing the film to be more adventurous with the plot and characters. A Sci-Fi horror like Alien (3.) is off the table for us due to the technology needed and even though it would be fun, we don't really want to do a phsycological horror due to it being done a lot and simply not what were interesting in doing.
Most popular
This however is the most popular horror films at the moment. It consists of 3 paranormal films (Poltergiest-original, Poltergiest-re-make and Insidious: Chapter 3), 1 slasher (Knock Knock), 1 zombie (Maggie) and 2 strange, unique films (Cooties and the human Centipede 3). This shows that the most popular horror films are paranormal. This is one reason we are not going to do a paranormal horror film. there are so many paranormal horror films coming out all the time. Most use some sort of ghost dimension and the same classic and stereotypical methods. They are all always not very good featuring bad acting and cheap jumpscares. We dont want to be a part of this and are therefore staying away from it as much as possible. The 2 stranger films on the list also do not interest us because they are only popular due to them being based on ridiculous ideas so this isnt a viable option. A zombie film is a possibility but we don't want to make it a generic zombie film.