u/Reasonable-Frame6231

I’m currently working on my first feature length project, which happens to be a horror. I like horror, but I wouldn’t necessarily want to only make horror. I’m more into making dramas and that stuff. What should a directorial debut look like for the rest of the feature length films I make? Should I try to not rely too heavily on a genre? Basically what should my directorial debut establish for the films that I make

I'm outlining the plot of my first feature script and am currently in the 2nd act. Yesterday I was reading through the outline, and I feel like there's not too much horror. It reads out more like a drama with some horror elements right now. There are currently 4 scenes that I think are actually horror, but the rest is mostly character development and things being established that'll be involved in the 3rd act.

I like to write mostly character studies and feel like that's where my script is going, but how does that work with horror? Do I lose the audience because there isn't scare on scare on scare? Or should I put trust into the audience?

This film began as an inside joke with my friends, then we made a crappy 7-minute film based on it, and 2 years later, made this! We held a premiere for it and made $400 bucks off of posters. I'm really happy with the outcome and hope you guys enjoy