Even though the Slasher genre is seen to be ‘the most disreputable form of the horror film’ 3 major characters from the Slasher genre, (Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees and Pinhead) are seen as the defining characters of horror.
Many date the beginning of the Slasher genre to the shower scene in Psycho. The main characters in Slasher films are usually the vulnerable female, the masked killer and the weapon ( usually a knife as this means closer contact with the killer and victim. )
Most Slasher films are repeated cycles of killings, with a strong sense of voyeurism and p.o.v shots putting the audience in either the killer or victim.
Women in Slasher films are repeatedly killed and sexualised, apparently in conformance to the monsters attempt at repressing the dangerous sexuality they exhibit. However the final girl is usually desexualised by being unavailable for relationships.
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