Horror movies have progressed far from their origins with notable trends and different styles all forming the diverse genre that is ‘horror’ today. These horror movie trends are thought to reflect the social doubts and fears of the time, horror movies almost being an outlet for people’s greatest fears to be tested from the safety of the movie theatre. Noteworthy trends range from the silent horror to foreign creatures to the current torture porn trend that has revolutionised modern horror and proving highly popular in today’s movies landscape.