Horror film terms explained

 Gritty realism.  This means the crew forgot the tripod and the camera is shaky as hell, and because rehearsals didn't happen on location the camera is often in the wrong place and the main subject hidden behind other actors or tables, wall etc.

Moody.  This means the lighting truck couldn't find the location of the abandoned cabin in the middle of nowhere. Either that or the producers couldn't afford the lighting. Also known as "gloomvision".

Exciting.  This means the 20 year old main subjects will run through the wood flat out yet still the middle aged man in the clown suit and shoes who was chasing him will be there be waiting for him at the end of a 3 mile run.

Dramatic.  This means the main actor will stare in stunned shock at birds flying past, a leaf on the floor or a blood soaked room, if it's a females she'll do the same but scream at everything. Often used with terrible music added to try to make it look better after the film editor has fallen about laughing at the "drama".

Ground breaking. This means it's the same old plot used 48 million times before but now with a cunningly shaped twig structure to make it different from the last film with a twig structure.

So frightening the audience were shocked.  This means the film is crap and not actually frightening at all.