in horror films there is many props used throughout the film to add to the tention and excitment of the film. i found in many horror films they use lots of masks to hide the identity of the killer. this is effective as people will be scared of the mask and will not have any idea of who is behind it. for example in the film scream the mask is used to add to the tention because the mask is plain white with black eyes, nose and mouth this is good because the face would stick in the veiwers head and they would then be scared if they saw it again.
props that are also used a lot are murder weapons. this could range from anything however often a gun of a knife is used. for example in the film phyco the famous shower scene where the female is killed through a violent attack of a knife was effective as it is a slow and violent way of dieing adding horror for the veiwers however a gun is quick and simple with not much blood and is not as effective. also in scream the killer used a knife in all his attacks.
gloves and hoods are also a good horror prop to use because firstly the gloves will cover the killers identity meaning no finger prints are left therefore the police in the film will not have a trace of how to find the killer. hoods are also good because it covers the head of the killer up meaning that you see less of him and then he is more hidden and leaves the viewers feeling confused.
There is no steriotypical murderer in a horror film however when filming my own i would like the antaganist to have the feature mensioned above and would like him to have a hidden identity to make it more mysterious and confusing for the veiwers as they wouldnt know what he looks like.
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