Stock characters found in the slasher horror sub-genre

The wanderer• Would you rather : Robben Wells ho played Peter decided to

walk of at the start of the game which lead to his death

• Friday 13th – Ned follows a mysterious dark figure into a cabin where he is then murdered. The group are unaware of his whereabouts.

• Tatum – Scary Movie

-Often the person who is very suspicious of others and wonders around without the group if something catches the characters attention. Most commonly put into mysteries and is also seen as a police office at many times who is brought to his/her death.

The Popular Girl

• Final Destination 5 – Olivia Castle. The popular girl who died while getting laser eye surgery.

• Scary Movie - Buffy Gilmore• I know What You Did Last Summer - Melissa 'Missy' Egan• House OF wax – Paige Edwards

- Pretty, annoying, wealthy, big headed. Often young, pretty and a leader of a group. Usually friends with the final girl and wealthy company to the other stock characters in the film although she may be seen as a bitchy character.

Jock• Final Destination 5 – Arlen Escarpeta – playing Nathan. Was the popular

kid before the patterns of deaths started to happen.• House Of Wax – Blake • Cabin in the Woods – Curt

- The stereotypical boy who everyone likes. But is in a relationship with the popular girl. Egotistic, arrogant , athletic and “cool”. Often seen as the leader the will survive due to their presence however is killed at some point.

The Final Girl• Would You Rather: Brittany Snow – playing Iris. Lasted to the end of the

game and winning the money despite losing all of her peers.• Final Destination 5: Emma bell – playing Molly Harper. Avoided her

written death and surviving o the end of the film.• House Of Wax – Carly Jones. Survived the house of wax and manages to

escape.

- The final Girl is the girl that survives the film and is often the protagonist. Characters with a good heart and don’t mean no harm to others around them.

The pervert

• A sexually motivated character often played by a male character.

• This character is most likely to be sexually motivated. It is also likely that this person can be the killer in the film.

• Psyco – Norman• A nightmare on Elm street – Freddie Kruger

Pandora

• A pandora character is a character which doesn’t seem a threat my is the killer in the film. The audience may or may not know the and can be used as dramatic irony within films.

• Orphan – Ester• Saw IV - Detective Hoffman • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Jedediha