Stock characters

Stock characters

Stock characters in a slasher horror are recurring characteristics that create the cast. To help me create my horror trailer I have done some research on each stock character so that I can find which one is best suited for my protagonist.

The wanderer

The wanderer is the character who likes to investigate things and separates themselves from the group leading them to either get kidnapped or most likely killed by the antagonist.

The popular girl

The popular girl is the girl who is pretty, arrogant and sees herself before others, with this attitude she is usually paid back with negative consequences. She is also usually romantically linked with the Jock.

The Jock

The Jock is the sporty male who isn’t very intelligent but has a lot of power and authority within the group. He would usually try to do something heroic but then ends up being killed as a result.

The final girl

The final girl is the girl within the group who remains alive to confront her killer and also to tell her story of how it all happened.

The Pervert

The pervert is a guy who likes to peep at girls when they are not looking, as a result of this the pervert is killed.

The Stranger

This character is someone who no one in the group is familiar with or know anything about. The stranger will usually appear as people are being killed/ disappearing.

Pandora

This character is often a woman who is rather attractive and appears to be innocent, but then realises that she is the total opposite, she is very evil and usually either the killer or the killers helper.

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