Our film challenges lots of stereotypes represented in horror films. An example of this is our victim. Traditionally, the victim of a horror film tends to be female, as they are shown as being vulnerable. However, we wanted to challenge this as we felt this stereotype did not reflect reality and in order to make our horror film scary and provoke a reaction, it needed to be as realistic as possible. Therefore we decided to go for a male victim and, because this is challenging the stereotype, raises the question as to whether the killer actually knew the victim before his death.
Another way we challenged stereotypes in horror films is the mystery behind the killer. We decided for the killer to be known from the beginning and for his identity to be revealed, as opposed to being concealed by a mask. We did this because we wanted to focus less on the protagonist of the film, but rather the antagonist, as we felt this would create tension with the audience and would be scary to follow this unstable man throughout the film. It also gives the audience less knowledge as to how close the protagonists are to catching the killer, giving them a sense of unease.
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