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Slasher movies follow a certain pattern. In a horror picture there is the killer of course but there are also other factors that are consistent. For instance, the use of weapon is significant. The weapon of choice is mostly one that allows "intimacy" such as a blade or saw where the killer has to be in a very close proximity to the victim. Then there is always that terrible place in which something bad has …

…society. The portrayal of Bill as a self and woman loathing homosexual heightened the stereotype that gay men were like that and went around, not killing women, but molesting young boys. Stereotypes are useful to drive the plot in a movie, i.e. the big-breasted, dumb, blond who easily gets killed, but when it becomes habitual it can be potentially harmful to society. Writers and directors should not sacrifice political correctness for a good plot.