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I Can't Stand the Horror Trope of Slashers that Can 'Teleport'

  Credit to  Teleportation Vector Images | Depositphotos There is one horror trope that always bothers me when it comes to several horror movies.  How the hell can a slasher be in two places at once? What I mean by that is…why do horror directors sometimes ignore how a human can move? I’ve seen several horror movies that were really great, but were ruined by a killer who was able to teleport.  That doesn’t make any sense.  Unless time travel is involved, then go for it, but a human killer can’t teleport! Where does this sudden supernatural ability come from? It’s just so…stupid. So, like, does the mask or the outfit give the killer powers or what? This is a random side rant, but I felt the need to talk about this. I recently remembered a horror movie where the killer was able to be at two places at once, while he was going after two people.  Like he somehow was able to travel across the entire city in seconds to catch up to the other victim. How??? Not even science can explain this!!!
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Why Do Horror Franchises Always Choose the Comedy Route?

 

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While I do love all the horror movies that have surfaced in the 70s and have continued making an impact for the next years to come, there is a question that has always been nagging me at the back of my mind.

Why do the majority of old school horror franchises resort to comedy?

I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, the decision to go down the horror/comedy path has actually worked well for a lot of franchises!

The Evil Dead franchise is one of the best examples. The storyline and its characters have provided fans with a lot of hilarious quotes, and characters that fans will never forget.

However, I think there’s a bigger reason behind why horror franchises choose a brand-new direction.

Switching to horror/comedy was a huge trend with all the old school horror franchises.

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I was surprised to see so many franchises back in the day take a completely different shift with their tone.

Instead of being terrified of what our favorite slashers or monsters were going to do next, we were met with funny shenanigans of our beloved cult classic villains.

Again, it’s not a bad thing, I just couldn’t believe how many franchises went down this new path!

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  • Evil Dead
  • Chucky
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Jaws (I’m including Jaws, because the last two films were comedy gold when it came to the awful writing)

I believe that directors/writers chose this path, because they were in competition to stand out among their own horror franchises.

I can see why horror writers were afraid of sticking to their old horror roots. Writers were most likely worried that their horror story would lose its fans, due to all the horror/comedy that became the new trend.

They would rather fit in, than lose the fanbase they created with their iconic films!

 

Thank you for reading!

Emy Quinn


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