The document describes different types of stock characters commonly found in horror films. It defines The Wanderer as a character who breaks away from the group to look for help and often gets killed first. The Popular Girl is pretty and popular with friends but bitchy and arrogant. The Jock is the athletic leader of the group. The Final Girl is the last surviving female character. Pandora seems innocent but is revealed to be the killer or accomplice. The Pervert's sole goal is to have sex with one of the female characters and dies early on. These stock characters are meant to be archetypes that recur across many horror movies.

1. Types of stock characters
Looking at The Wanderer, The
Popular Girl, Jock, The Final
Girl, Pandora and The Pervert

2. The Wanderer
the wanderer; An member in the
group that traditionally breaks
away from the group in search of
help or person interest and
normally get killed by the killer.
Examples:Ryan Philippe in I Know
What You Did Last Summer(1997)
and Megan Helms in Black
Christmas (2006), where as
Trevor in Candyman(1992) is an
archetype of this role; goes out
for a errand to continue to be
active in the current events.

3. The Popular Girl
The Popular Girl:She’s a member
of the group who recognizes for
having the most friends, being
pretty, having a cool boyfriend and
having whatever she wants by her
spoilt dad. Examples; Paris Hilton
in House Of Wax (2005) and
Megan Fox in Jennifer’s
Body(2009) an archetype of this
character is Danielle Panabaker in
Friday the 13th (2009), not having
the same qualities of the others
which are bitchy, arrogant, selfish
or rich.

4. Jock
Jock: The Alpha male in the group who
is seen as the leader due to his
performance and achievements in his
specific sport he does. Examples:
Carter Horton in Final Destination
(2000), Chris Hemsworth in The Cabin
in the Woods(2012).A archtype is Tom
Hanniger in My Blood Valentine(2009)
who turns out to be the killer then the
killer targeting him.

5. The Final Girl
The Final girl: The last girl in
the group to survive the
brutal killings. Examples:
Brittany Snow in Prom
Night(2008) and Jessica Biel
in The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre(2003). An
archetype of this portrayal
would Amanda in Saw II/III
being a victims in the early
series; then taught under
Jigsaw to then become a
killer in waiting.

6. Pandora
This member who appears to
be innocent in the beginning
but as the story progress and
the plot begins to unveil their
real role is shown; as the killer
or an accomplices. Example:
Detective Hoffman in Saw IV
(2007) and Rebecca Gayheart
in Urban Legend (1998) an
archetype of this is Jedediah
from The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre(2003); he has a
change of heart and decides to
allows the remaining survivors
to get away unharmed.

7. The Pervert
The pervert: He is a member of
the group who a mission or a
quest to have sex with a female
in the group. Using anything in
his power to achieve his
goal, because of this he is lack
the quality that the rest of the
group posses in their grasp
which is why he gets killed
before them. Examples:Frankie
Cheeks in Final Destination
3(2006) and Blake in House Of
Wax (2005). The archetype type
of this role would be James in
Pervert! (2005)