The document discusses common stock characters that are often seen in horror movies. These include the wanderer, who is typically the first character killed because they are naive and walk into danger. The jock character is usually athletic but cocky and gets killed early on after doing something reckless like drinking or drugs. The pervert character can either be a sexually motivated killer or someone who is killed for being a pervert, and they are usually kind of crazy and don't get along with others. Examples are provided for each type of character.

1. Stock Characters.
Horror movies

2. A stock character is a character from a film or book which
is quickly and easily recognized by the audience. For
example the action hero, A hero protagonist which has
unrealistic physical strength and fighting ability.

3. The Wanderer
 The wanderer in most horror/slashed films is often the first person to be
killed as they are usually clueless and walk into trouble. The wanderer is
often played by a young actor who is naive.
Example.
Ned from ‘Friday the 13th’ is
killed after following a dark
into a shed
Tatum from ‘scream’, is
the first to get killed.
Vincent from bloody beginnings
explores the abandoned hospital
while everyone else is asleep.

4. Jock
 The Jock is usually good looking a young and often is dating the popular
girl. There stereotypically athletic but stupid and naïve and usually are one
of the first to be killed in the film. There usually a cocky character which
then leads them to be killed, they also have usually been taking drugs or
drinking.
Examples.
Curt in ‘cabin in the
woods’ is killed after
trying to jump of a
motorbike to escape.
Blake from ‘house of
wax’ is killed just before
sleeping with his
girlfriend.
Morgan from ‘Texas
chainsaw massacre’ is killed
after trying to attack the
killer.

5. The pervert
 This character can either be a male serial killer who is motivated sexually
troubled personality or can be one of the characters who gets murdered
by the killer because of they’re are a pervert. There usually kind of crazy
and don’t get along with the other characters.
Example.
‘final destination 3’ Frankie
is killed when he is still
hanging around
secondary school three
years after graduation.
‘night mare on elm
street’ freddy
kruger, plays the
psycho killer.