Typical Characters Found in a Horror

Evil Character

- Usually a male character

-They have some sort of weapon (knife,chainsaw etc)

-Often wear a mask disguising them completely of appearance or emotion,the audience can make no connection to them at all.They are unknown

-This character has the biggest impact on the audience

Female Victim

- Portrayed as being vulnerable,dumb and in need of protection

-Young, blonde and attractive girl

-This character helps build up the suspense as their behaviour makes the audience on edge.

Non-believer

- Male or Female

-They come across as being at ease, like nothing is wrong and nobody needs to worry

-Too confident,usually being the first character to be killed which then leads to the rest of the characters deaths

-The audience at first take their side until things don't go as planned,leaving the audience unsecure and making them panic

Hero

-Male character,strong and masculine build

-Not many horror films have triumph over evil but they usually are most confident chasing the evil character and then never returning

Hysterical character

-Female

-Known to not wanting to leave a room or building due to the loss of a friend.They are tried to be moved by other characters but insist in staying still and break down into hysterics

-Usually stay behind and are killed or other characters are hunted for, leaving this character last. Both ways result in being killed.

The couple

-Always together throughout the whole film

-Typically away from the rest of the characters when the first murder takes place,making them not no that there is a killer on the run

-Usually killed when together

-The audience have an impact on them as they get frustrated with them