Codes and conventions that I will consider following

Scary phone call.

The villain and the innocent character. Tension shot.

Villain, victim and weapons

Close up of an eye

Possessed child

Scared child

Graveyard scene

Villain behind the innocent

child

Silhouette outside house at night

Possessed/creepy dolls

Bath, Water, Drowning

Absolute fear

Figure in window

Blood and gore

Extreme close up of eye

Innocent woman in a scenic place,

contrasted with the eerie feel of

the scene

Boiling kettle sound which

causes tension

Baby monitors,

with sounds

Creepy attic

Torch as only light

source

Old fashioned

lantern

Dripping tap to cause tension

Kid’s drawings

of the villain

Kid’s old fashioned

toys

Old household furniture… such as a

grandfather clock

Blood handprints

Old sepia photographs

Other conventions and ideas

Creaking ladder Lanterns Unlocked doors at night Wide shot of room at night from the outside of a door Sleep walking Knocking at door Fast cutting rate Possessed voice Flashing lights with bangs The male doesn't believe the distressed woman