For example, the main character appears to be young and female, a common trait in horror films, as younger women are seen to be very vulnerable and susceptible to being caught and overpowered by the protagonist. However, there is also a difference to the common conventions of a typical horror film. It is usual that the antagonist often chases the other characters to catch, and often kill them. However this film subverts this, when the victim sees the antagonist and wishes to actively confront them. This is only usually seen at the end of horror films, sometimes in the climax, such as in the 2007 remake of the film 'Halloween' by Rob Zombie.
The image to the left is from the 2007 film 'Halloween', and shows one of the confrontations between the 2 main characters. This image shows the power the antagonist has over the victim, who is a teenage girl. This is very similar to the type of scenario that is found in many recent horror films, including ours. Other films in the genre that famously use the same types of characters include 'Friday the 13th' (2009) and 'House of Wax' (2005)
Our film doesn't conform to the common horror conventions when it comes to the killer or antagonist. A lot of the time they look like they are not human and have some sort of mask/shadow constantly covering their face. This is not conformed to in our film, where the antagonist is seen twice in the extract and his face is visible on both occasions. He also doesn't look abnormally large or have superhuman characteristics. Our antagonist is dressed in a suit, also creating more of a stereotypical psychological thriller character instead of horror.
