Every Horror has a main antagonist who is usually the main element of fear from the film; due to this his face is often concealed, or ruined as a whole, for instance Freddy Krueger, horribly disfigured, Michael Myers, typical mask, as with Jason; sometimes their face is just concealed by cleaver uses of lighting and effects- this is scientifically proven to make anything scarier, it’s common nature to be afraid of something if within it’s face there is no expression. For example police hide their eyebrows with there helmets, this creates an air of authority. Often the killer will have an explained past , for instance a trauma during childhood- as the real star of the show in horror is the killer, the only constant in the films as the heroes ends up dead every time.
The Victims are usually an attractive female, this is the case in a lot of horror films which prompts people to complain about the misogyny within the genre, but when one really looks at it the 'Slasher' genre always has a strong female leader that takes control of her peers.
There is one thing that separates this sub-genre from thrillers and murder mysteries and the like, the level of blood and violence is very high within the films. The sub- genre pretty much moves away from the trivial use of plot lines and stories to focus on the blood, death and killing.
(some information from About.com)
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