4. • Killer
• All slasher films have the psychopathic killer.
• Violence
• 'Cabin in the Woods' has lots of violence as the killer/zombie torments the group
of friends.
• Psychopath
• In 'Scream' the killer Ghostface wears a mask so his victims are unaware of his
identity, we later find out that there are two people killing the victims making
both characters psychopaths.
• Stalker
• In 'Halloween' there is a creepy stalking sequence as the potagonist Laurie walks
home from school.
• Close proximity weapons
• Lots of intense close proximity fighting with lots of close-ups in 'Friday the 13th'.