Top Horror Movie Cliches

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1 "Let's split up"

Don't people in horror movies know anything about horror movies? - ishaantiwari

Stay together, don't split.

Its like scooby doo

NO.

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2 Nudity=Death

You know your gonna die if you do it, so why do it?

NUDITY should never = death
#ihateaids #ihatethiscliche

3 The killer seems immortal at first, then dies really idiotically

Michael Myers in a nutshell.

4 Can't run and fall after stumbling on virtually anything

Classic, what horror movie could be with out its ungraceful and uncoordinated victims?

Seriously, what kind of person would have two left feet? - DapperPickle

Scary movie is my favourite because it's a Pisstake on everything on this list

THIS makes me really angry
I'm like : 'Run..yes run faster! Wait...don't trip...not again! ' - Ananya

5 Black guy always dies

In jeepers creepers to the black gym teacher was technically the first to die. It's racist

Spoiler Alert. Finally,
There is a black character in Jeepers Creepers 2 that actually survives!

THAT'S RACIST!

6 False scares for first half of the movie

Ah, the Lewton Bus! Actually pretty clever and scary... for the 1950s. Come on guys. In 2014, this is a cliche mocking a cliche.

Oh yeah.

7 Teens (Or, Big Red Targets With Human Bodies)

*cough* the Scream movies *cough*. - DynastiSugarPop

8 Not checking to make sure the killer is really dead

How about this, after you knock out a killer, kick him in the head, punch him, do something!

9 Stuck in the middle of nowhere

So predictable, Look at my list of Things A Slasher Movie Needs - only if you feel like it of course! - Britgirl

10 Using knives instead of cool guns

No, the guns are annoying. Loads of movie cliches about them. Sometimes they never run out of bullets, sometimes everyone's such a bad shot that you're safe if they aim at you, and sometimes they point a gun at you but don't shoot. With knives, you don't get any of these cliches. Unless they point it at you without attacking. - PositronWildhawk

Possibly the biggest offender of this to a ridiculous number. - Swellow

Killers in movie don't have guns! - DynastiSugarPop

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11 Jump scares

The most overused cliche in history that still gets us most of the time

12 A slut, jock, nerd, and virgin

Ever heard of Cabin In The Woods? Perfect example of this.

13 Authorities can't do diddly squat

Police are just about as worthless as my ex-husband in most horror flicks. - mandi021174

You know your police department sucks when a group of average citizens stop the threat instead of them

14 Car not starting when trying to get away

That's in a lot of the horror movies, do something new directors.

So true, Cujo, the killer dog.

15 The face in the mirror
16 Somebody is screaming but nobody hears him
17 Hiding under beds like children

Yeah! Like that's gonna help! - ishaantiwari

Hide somewhere else! Or Go Outside, and run for your lives!

18 Women are always the survivors

I don't care if it is apparently woman-hating if they weren't the survivors, its already man-hating so they are being so ironic. I don't mind that woman are survivors, but ALWAYS when they mess up they SOMEHOW still survive but if the men went through the same situation they will SOMEHOW always die.

19 Old run down house in the woods: "maybe they have a phone"
20 Welcome to Camp Clichè Horror!
21 Guns never run out of bullets
22 Gun pointed but not used

Yes like : DON'T DO IT OR I'LL SHOT!

23 Terrible Acting
24 Going in the basement
25 Obvious hiding place

"ohh a monster / serial killer is looking for me better hide somewhere obvious so he could kill me"

26 Stupid soul searching
27 Everyone dies but the hero
28 Only the hero dies
29 Gunmen can't aim
30 Can't hide quietly
31 Breathing loudly

I hate this so much! It's annoying! To pay attention to detail, so it distracts me from the big picture...

32 Bringing a flashlight and not a weapon
33 Dumb perky blonde survives

It's always that one person who doesn't deserve to survives who survives. - Turkeyasylum

She usually has big boobs, perfect hair white teeth and its stupid

34 The children are the most dumb, yet they never die
35 "Oh no that, it was just the wind"

(Continent gets blown up)

Oh no that, it was just the wind - Protagonist - TwilightKitsune

36 Love scene just before or just after action scene
37 Villain devises elaborate hero death
38 Girls are whores
39 Always A Female Protagonist
40 Good guy gets stalked. He feels suspicious
41 The Children Become Zombies

In every zombie flick, the 11-year old girl becomes a zombie and eats her family. Yeah, we get it. If you always make the "undead preteen flesh-eater girl" why don't you make a movie where ALL the zombies are children!

42 Everybody dies
43 Ooooooooh! I'm a ghooooooossst!
44 The killer dies but returns as a zombie in the sequels
45 The guy who underestimates the villain dies first
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1. The killer seems immortal at first, then dies really idiotically
2. "Let's split up"
3. Stuck in the middle of nowhere
ishaantiwari
1. Can't run and fall after stumbling on virtually anything
2. Not checking to make sure the killer is really dead
3. Nudity=Death
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1. Nudity=Death
2. Jump scares
3. "Let's split up"
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