1. Researching stock characters in slasher horror

2. The Stranger Is the character that is new to a town/city ect. and is often believed to be the killer in the film He or she often comes to town around the same time as the murders begin in the film The other characters are often suspicious of this character.

3. The Wanderer Is the most curious characters Is a thrill seeker The person that wanders off and gets killed first The most naive character

4. The Popular Girl Is the girl that has many friends Is normally the leader of the group eg. cheerleaders This girl usually falls in love or goes out with the jock character She also most likely dies in the film She normally has 2 sidekicks Eg. Buffy from scary movie

5. The Jock The jock is usually the stereotypical male that is popular and is in to sports etc One of the most popular guys Often feels fearless and untouchable however they are often get killed. For example in final destination 3 the jock is loud and cocky and thinks that he is not able to die. He eventually dies.

6. The final girl Is the character that survives in the end of the film The most strong, smart and intelligent character in the film She is often the main target of the villain however she doesn’t get killed

7. Pandora This is a the character that is good looking which can be deceiving to the other characters Are often the evil ones that are secretly up to something or can be the killers This is dramatic irony when the audience know that the character is bad but the other characters in the film do not.

9. The pervert is shown in a negative light

10. The fact that the pervert harasses the girl leads him to be targeted by the villain

11. The pervert is usually one of the first stock characters to be killed by the villain