5 Slasher Movie Cliches That Need To Go

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The Scream movies may laugh at slasher movie tropes and it's fair to say that the writers and directors have created an entire franchise about poking fun at the common elements of these type of films. But some slasher movies really do feature the same cliches over and over again, while audiences are left wondering why these things keep coming up.

Although some slasher tropes are necessary and work well, as characters are always going to try to guess the killer who is coming after them and often the villain is hiding in plain sight, there are some cliches that should only be used in future films if there is a totally fresh and unique storyline.

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Some horror movies use tropes perfectly, but many films have failed to use the characters splitting up and going off on their own trope well. Horror fans are used to seeing people decide that they would be better off exploring by themselves. Whether going into the woods or a gross basement, the characters walk around slowly, sure that someone or something will jump out at them at any moment.

The problem with this trope is that the character who goes off by themselves is often the next one to be killed. While it's always fun watching the best slasher franchises, this situation is so predictable that it takes all the joy out of watching the film. Scream makes fun of this trope when Tatum Riley (Rose McGowan) grabs beer from the basement and is famously killed. This is such a cliched trope that fans often want to scream «don't do that!» while knowing that of course the character will make this decision.

From The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to Wrong Turn, there are many horror movies where characters are driving somewhere and their car suddenly breaks down.