Attempts have been made to define the sub-genre by its often formulaic plot structure. It has been said that slasher films loosely adhere to the following formula:
Past Event
- The young community is guilty of a wrongful action.
- The killer sees an injury, fault or death.
- The killer experiences a loss.
- The killer kills the guilty members of the young community
Present Events
- An event commemorates the past action.
- The killer's destructive force is reactivated.
- The killer re identifies the guilty parties.
- A member of the old community warns the young community (optional).
- The young community takes no heed.
- The killer stalks members of the young community.
- A member of some type of force like a detective ect. hunts down the killer like in Halloween (1978 and 2007) we have Dr. Sam Loomis in Prom Night (2007) we have detective Winn.
- The killer kills members of the young community.
- The heroine sees the extent of the murders.
- The heroine sees the killer.
- The heroine does battle with the killer.
- The Heroine kills or subdues the killer.
- The heroine survives.
- But the heroine is not free.
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