Main Issues - Horror

• Use of frightening elements to scare or unsettle an audience is part of a long tradition of story telling and film making.
• Many children enjoy excitement of scary sequences.
• For younger audiences, classification takes into account frequency, length and detail of scary scenes, horror effects, music and sound, is there a swift and reassuring outcome?
• Older audiences pay to see horror films so works are classified to protect the young and vulnerable.