Stock Characters in Slasher Horror Research

In horror movies there are several recurring archetypal stock characters with definate characteristics that make up the cast, to help with creating characters in our film trailer i will research these characters and their characteristics.

The Wanderer

The wanderer is a character who strays away from the group to investigate something, and at sometime in his or her journey gets murdered by the antagonist or kidnapped, but mostly killed. A good example of this is Andy (Mike Vogel) in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 dir. Marcus Nispel. He goes off to look for his friend and gets taken by leatherface.

The Popular Girl

The Popular Girl is often an arrogant, pretty, popular girl that is die within the the logic of the film, she often thinks herself before others and is paid back with some negative consequences, she is often romantically linked with one of the jocks. An example of this character are the cheerleaders in jeepers creepers 2.

The Jock

The Jock is large sporty male, who is probably not very intelligent but does have power within the group, he often tries to do something heroic but endings up being killed. An example of this is the male in the picture above from jeepers creepers.

the final girl

The final girl is a horror film (particularly slasher film) trope that specifically refers to the last woman or girl alive to confront the killer, ostensibly the one left to tell the story. The final girl has been observed in dozens of films, including Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Alien and Scream.

The Pervert

The Pervert is a character that peeps at a girl while she isn't looking and often gets killed eventually or as a result of this, and example of this is