Questionnaire

1. Gender:

Male Female

2. Age:

15 – 18 19 – 25 26 – 35 36 – 45 46 – 55 Over 60

3. Employment status:

Unemployed Part time job Full time job Part time student Full time student

4. How often do you go to the cinema:

Once a week Once a fortnight Once a month Other........................

5. What is your favourite genre?

Comedy Rom Com Action Horror Other, please state.................................

6. Do you watch horror films?

Yes Sometimes

7. What is your favourite horror slasher film:

................................................................................

8. Do you watch classic horror film e.g. Psycho?

Yes No

9. What do you like about the horror genre?

Its scarier It has a lot of tension The story line When there is just on killer When there is more then one killer When the murders are really brutal If the killer plays games with there victims e.g. Saw The non-diegetic music

10. Do you think there is a difference between modern horror films e.g. Saw, Prom Night (2006) and classic horror films e.g. Psycho, Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

Yes No

11. When watching a horror film do you think having non-diegetic music is better to build up tension then not having any music?

Yes No

12. Do you like it when there is a twist in the film and the killer isn’t who you think it is?

Yes No

13. Where would you think the main storyline of a horror film would be set?

Motorway hotel Spooky House In the woods In a locked room In the city In a busy park On a bus a shopping centre

14. Do you want the killer at the end of the film to still be at large so a sequel can be made?

Yes No