HORROR

• Frightening elements which might scare or unsettle and audience is well known in story telling and film making
• Many children enjoy the excitement of scary sequences
• Frequency, length and detail of scary scenes as well as horror effects are factors which will affect classification decisions where films are targeted at a younger audience
• Older audiences often liked to be frightened or shocked and such works are classified appropriately to ensure the young and vulnerable are protected from too intense an experience