· Blonde girl or male jerk tends to be the first to die
· This person has become separated in a group in unfamiliar surroundings
· Victims lost and alone
· Tends to start with a scared person running
· The reason for her being scared is not initially revealed
· Takes place at night
· Car breaking down in middle of nowhere
· Victim runs slap-bang into baddy
· Bad things happen at night
· Bad things happen when there’s a full moon
· Tense, jumpy moments
· Glimpses of the baddy in the background
· Creepy sound effects
· Creepy or discordant music
· Bad dreams and nightmares
· Children who are evil or possessed
· Creepy children singing nursery rhymes
· Stumbling helpless female victim
· Decrepit house in the middle of nowhere
· False climax (red herrings)
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