Psychological horror is a sub genre of horror. It is different to ‘splatter films’ which revolve around graphic violence and gore. Psychological horror uses manipulation of fears, guilt and beliefs etc. It messes with emotional instability, and uses disequilibrium to build tension and further the plot. There usually isn’t a use of the monstrous other, but rather a normal human being with a hidden identity or a twist, which neither of these is discovered until the ‘evil’ is well into the work, or sometimes even at the very end.
Psychological horror tends to be subtle, and contains little physical harm because its usual main aim is to work on the factors of mentally affecting the audience. It exposes the viewer to vulnerabilities and fears, the things that people usually repress or deny. It could be argued that psychological horror could in fact be more of a thriller type genre. However psychological horrors true intentions are to frighten whereas in thrillers this is not the case
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