I googled 'conventional characters of a super-natural horror' and found these.
The demon: This character can be in the form of a ghost/demon etc. In some supernatural-horror movies the demon is the possessed spirit of a child eg. The Exorcist's Emily Rose and The Omen's Damien. In other supernatural-horror's such as Paranormal Activiy the ghost is more of an unknown character often without a body or identity.
The main character: The main character is usually a harmless victim, except for in cases such as The Omen and The Exorcist in which case the demon and main character double up as one.
Other characters usually consist of family members/helpful friends of the main character. Supernatural horrors usually revolve around the demon and it's victim.
Settings
Supernatural horror films are usually set in the protagonist's house. The majority of the films usually happen in the setting which the main character is usually comfortable with. This is because the main characters are more likely to be scared of supernatural beings within their comfort zone and personal spaces. This intrigues and adds to the fear of the viewer because they are introduced with the idea that supernatural things such as demons and ghosts have access to their own homes.
Costumes
Supernatural horrors tend to try to be as realistic as possible (obviously excluding the supernatural ghost/demon). Therefore the costumes used need to reflect real life; they need to be as normal as possible. The reason for this is that the characters facial expressions are more important than their clothes, so in an attempt to draw attention to face expressions, costume and makeup needs to be as simple and natural as possible.
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