5 Slasher Movie Tropes That Are Actually Necessary

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Even the most inventive slasher movie is going to use some tropes that fans are familiar with. These are often the building blocks of scary stories, suggesting the terror that is to come and how the main characters are going to survive (or not).

While some slasher tropes are annoying because they have been done time and time again, and fans often talk about the ones that they dislike, others actually make sense. There are several plot devices and character types in this horror subgenre that make the movie even scarier and always feel like a good idea.

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While some final girls are underrated and better than others, as some main characters can be dull, the trope of the final girl is totally necessary for horror movies. Thanks to strong, memorable performances by Neve Campbell and Jamie Lee Curtis, top final girls Sidney Prescott and Laurie Strode have proven that scary films need tough, wise, and fearless characters with a will to survive.

It wouldn't be a proper slasher film without a final girl, as the final girl fights the killer, stays in control the entire time, tries to save her family and friends, and is the leader who everyone should listen to if they're smart. Even though this concept has been around for several decades now, it should never go away. The final girl is also the person who the audiences cheers on and cares about the most, which is key.

There are some horror movies that embrace technology, like Countdown (2019) about an app that tells people when they will die. But most of the time, characters are using laptops and cell phones as frequently as audiences use them, which presents a problem.

While there are slasher tropes that should end, there are some that actually work, and