sole survivor of the psychos killing spree the character who finally defeats the killerĬharacters Other frequently used character types include: the cheerleader/bimbo (usually the first to be slaughtered) the jock the badass or outcast the prom queen or popular girl (also a bimbo) the nice guy the nerdy kid ( who sometimes develops into the final/virgin girl) the token black guy The only adult characters in slasher films seem to be 1 of 3 character types. Also sometimes a specific weapon is reserved for a specific victim.Ĭharacters Virgin/Final Girl sensible type who generally refuses to take part in any illegal or sexual activities. Basically anything that slashes and also any other sharp or pointed objects lying around. Weapons Weapons of choice include swords, razors, axes, machetes, arrows, chain-saws, power drills, hammers, spears, saws, scythes, hatchets, darts, sickles and pitch forks.
Jason is depicted as a supernatural force depicting him as being raised from the dead via electricity this version of Jason-a zombie serial killer rather than a mortal superhuman- would become the standard depiction for the rest of the franchise, until 2009's reboot One of the most common conventions in the slasher is the point of view from the killer shots, first achieved by John Carpenter in Halloween. This is done so the killer can always come back in numerous sequels and rain terror once more. The Killer The biggest convention with the killer is that they appear to have unrealistic immortality/indestructibility and super strength of this character. The killer is often large and overtly asexual and sexually ambiguous even thou it is always implied that the killer is male with extreme burst of masculinity. The Killer The killer is masked to console the killers identity until the final scene, if unmasked there identity is again kept secret and only revealed in the final scene. The victims are never random but linked with the killers past. The killer is an ordinary person who has suffered some kind of great trauma abuse or injustice in there life and there killing streak is a way to get revenge and forward angers trailing from past events. The Killer Stereotype of a slasher film killer is often that the killer is a supernatural boogie man wilding a machete. But to completely understand what a slasher film is we need to look at these codes and conventions in more detail. These sequels often going straight to video. But the killer often comes back in multiple sequels declining in quality and media interest. Until eventually the 'virgin/final girl' prevails and seems to destroy the killer thus stopping the carnage from continuing.
away from parent supervision and usually up to no good.
In most slasher films there are many familiar codes and conventions that can found within the 'slasher”, such as: a psychotic masked killer stalking and systematically butchering a group of young adults. What is a Slasher film? A slasher film is a sub-genre of the horror film genre.