The first slasher film was in 1932 and was
'Thirteen women'
But Alfred Hitchcock Psycho really changes the
format of slasher films.
other slasher films include Halloween, Friday 13th
and the nightmare on elm street
what separates a slasher from a horror?
in a slasher we often have a masked character and
the killer appears like they are superhuman. they are very difficult to kill
and they are also a mystery to use. this killer is wild and preys on weaker
people. often our hero see's a murder, escapes the killers attempt to kill
them, then in turn kills the villain.
Difference between a Crime Thriller and a Slasher
is that the slasher is someone we do not know and is from the point of the
victims trying to escape the murderer. where as a crime thriller we know who
the murderer is and also we follow them. the shot types are often point of view
and close ups.
setting
the setting of slashers can vary. they can be set
in familiar places which makes them alot scarier as they are in regular
everyday places and makes them more relateable. Or unfamiliar enviroment that
we are sometimes left in. this makes it scarier for when we have experienced it
or when we know what they are like.
old slashers are often set in isolated locations.
this is exposed in Psycho where having to stay in a hotel on your own with a
ovally friendly host. gives the impression that you are isolated and unsafe.
that you can't escape and are waiting the inevitable.
Modern Slashers are often suburban places and or
set in places like a school. This makes them relateable to the viewers and they
are can compair their experiences of school and their lives normally. it makes
it scary for modern day.
typical characters
•
a stranger
•
the jock who gets killed
•
the wanderer who ends up on their
own
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the pervert
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popular girl, often targetted and
is killed
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Pandora, is innocent and scared
but has a big secret, often the person they tell is the final girl
the final girl
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