Trends
Google trends are what Google autocompletes a search query with. These are based on what has been most searched for in recent time. We can use this to see if our film and its themes/ topics is something desired for on google.
The main theme of our Horror film is cannibalism. Google trends suggest that this scene should be successful, as when people search cannibals, the most popular other search terms is movies.
Also people search movies 2015, which shows people want new cannibal themed films.
The top search related to cannibals is "are cannibals real?", which suggests an irrational fear of cannibals. Therefore our film is likely to scare people.
Examples Of Cannibal Films
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Google Trend Statistics
Using the Google Trends website, we can also look at how frequent different terms have been searched.
Horror Sub-Genre Statistics Over The Past 12 Months
Slasher Psychological Splatter Film Gothic Zombie
The most popular sub-gene overall appears to be Slasher, suggesting if we produce a slasher film we are likely to produce a popular film.
Cannibal Films
In recent months there seems to have been a sudden rise in interest for cannibal based films, meaning now is the perfect time to produce one as it will most likely peak an interest to a large audience that it previously wouldn't have.