Stereotypical Slasher Movie Characters

THE HEROINE (HERO) 

 

This character almost always has these traits:

1) Female

2) Dark hair

3) Tall

4) Virgin

The heroine is never really part of the scene and she uses her wits to defeat the monster/killer, of course he/she never really dies, they are the person that will undoubtedly last throughout the whole movie, because they are probably the first character introduced and the only one with perfect moral values and an immense force of will. There is, however, one other possibilty: that they are the killer themselves. This is always presented as the unexpected twist but would the cheerleader or the jock really know how to be able to kill this killer on this wild weekend? I’d say no. Anyway, the heroine is always at least likeable.

THE WISEGUY

Also known as "the smart guy" and "the platonic best friend".  The wise guy is usually either the most likeable or most excruciatingly annoying character in the movie, because he's almost always the comic relief. He's either the first or last to die, figures out what's going on, tries to escape and is killed, or he lasts until the end, devises the plan to eliminate the threat, and dies as a sacrifice so that the heroine can carry out the plan. He's sort of a wuss, but you do feel kind of bad when he dies.

THE JOCK

 

This guy is simply there to be killed. He contributes nothing, no comic relief or suspense. He's more of just a pretty face so they get a female audience, but for the most part he's just a life waiting to be taken. Often he is the boyfriend of the useless cheerleader, and as a result he is almost always involved in the necessary horror movie sex scene which will get one of them killed.

THE CHEERLEADER

Once again, she's a body that's more or less there just to be killed. She generally bites it during the required sex scene of these teen horror movies. The cheerleader is always blonde, always says the most obvious thing, and has a voice so deafeningly screechy that it could cut through glass. Shes normally disliked by everyone there except the jock which doesn’t give her a lot of hope in the horror movie world.

THE COLOURED GUY

 

The generally accepted stereotype for most slasher movies is that the this guy is always the one of the first to die. But that's not always  true. The first one to go is either always the cheerleader or someone who deserves it. The coloured guy is the guy who always wants to turn back, who thinks that what the rest of the gang is doing is crazy, going out here exactly one year after those other kids were killed in these woods. In other words, he's the sane guy. It's always a shame to see him get cut down, because he's almost always right.

THE KILLER

There are two types of killers in slasher films: The supernatural killer who keeps coming back and who really doesn't have a pertinent connection to any of the other characters, and the friend that everyone is shocked to find out was behind it all along. The killer always has some kind of scary weapon and occasionally an outfit (scream) unless your some kind of monster then you already have a pretty unique look.