By : Jamie Santamore
I'm a fan of slasher that is no secret to anyone, look at my filmography or the list of my favorite films it's full of slasher movies. I was thinking about my favorites Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Ghostface and Chucky. They all have a signature weapon and a couple of them have used whatever is available at the time.
When I was first working on Sins of Man (before I wrote it into a trilogy) I had written several idea for the killer and his backstory and then I started to think about too many things that would just clog up the story. I decided that I would give the killer a simple signature weapon but would leave it open for them to use anything that was within reach in the event I wanted to be extra creative with a kill. I want to take a few minutes and talk about the classic slashers villains and their weapons. This is something that Chris and I had a disagreement with in the beginning of our partnership. He's not a "horror guy" and he'll be the first to tell you that see I'm very much a horror guy and know how these things work. so lets talk about the classic Slasher kings and then alittle about the modern Slasher kings.
When I was first working on Sins of Man (before I wrote it into a trilogy) I had written several idea for the killer and his backstory and then I started to think about too many things that would just clog up the story. I decided that I would give the killer a simple signature weapon but would leave it open for them to use anything that was within reach in the event I wanted to be extra creative with a kill. I want to take a few minutes and talk about the classic slashers villains and their weapons. This is something that Chris and I had a disagreement with in the beginning of our partnership. He's not a "horror guy" and he'll be the first to tell you that see I'm very much a horror guy and know how these things work. so lets talk about the classic Slasher kings and then alittle about the modern Slasher kings.
JASON VOORHEES : The master of using whatever he can get his hands on to kill a horny teenager has used everything from an ice pic, a tent stake, a machete, hell Jason has killed someone with a freakin' party horn!! I love the spear gun in Part 3 as well as the liquid nitrogen in Jason X that was some cool shit! Jason can kill you with any weapon he finds or simply with his bare hands if he so chooses.
Jason is a the master of dispatching horny drunk teenagers and it's no surprise he has the highest body count in slasher movie history with a massive 158 kills.
Jason is a the master of dispatching horny drunk teenagers and it's no surprise he has the highest body count in slasher movie history with a massive 158 kills.
FREDDY KRUEGER : This guy basically scared you to death in your dreams and people will say that he only killed with his finger knives and for the most part that is true however he did kill Kristen by burning her to death so not all of Freddy's victims fell at his blades. He also killed Taryn with needles in ANOES 3 : Dream Warriors.
Sadly Freddy ranks third in the body count department (43) which surprises me you can do alot in the "Dream World" in terms of creative ways to kill people.
Sadly Freddy ranks third in the body count department (43) which surprises me you can do alot in the "Dream World" in terms of creative ways to kill people.
MICHAEL MYERS : I love good ol' Michael he's a classic kitchen knife killer and there is nothing wrong with that but Michael has a knack to kill using some pretty messed up weapons, he stabbed that tramp Kelly Meeker by running a shotgun through her chest pinning her to the wall like a Goddamned picture ! Michael has used pitch forks, knives, and hand rakes. (my personal favorite)
Michael ranks in at a solid #2 on the body count list (111) for good reason he's very creative lol.
Michael ranks in at a solid #2 on the body count list (111) for good reason he's very creative lol.
GHOSTFACE : This guy or girl (depending on the movie) was a force to be dealt with for sure. I mean yes alot of the kills were with the trusty hunting knife but Ghost face used brute strength to toss Cici Cooper off the balcony at the Sorority house. and he also used the Garage door to dispatch Tatum (I don't care that it's not possible because it was a shocking kill in the movie)
Ghostface ranks seventh in the kill count. which given that there are only four movies in the series it's a healthy body count.
Ghostface ranks seventh in the kill count. which given that there are only four movies in the series it's a healthy body count.
CHUCKY : this little doll sure packs a punch doesn't he? I mean defending yourself should be as simple as kicking the little bastard across the room like your kicking a game winning field goal, right?
Chucky is another slasher who used everything from a knife to a yoyo to kill people he took advantage of his size in many ways and entertained fans for many years.
Chucky ranks in at #7 on the body count list with 32 kills. not bad for a pint sized killer.
Chucky is another slasher who used everything from a knife to a yoyo to kill people he took advantage of his size in many ways and entertained fans for many years.
Chucky ranks in at #7 on the body count list with 32 kills. not bad for a pint sized killer.
You'll notice I haven't written about some of the other slasher villains like Leprechaun ranked 4th on the body count (42 kills) Pinhead ranked 5th on the body count list (41 Kills) fan favorite Leatherface who is a shocking 8th on the body count list (24 kills) .
I didn't write sections in this blog about them because I don't pay too much attention to their franchises for any number of reasons. as you see I did my research to include them in the honorable mention section here but their brand of horror never really appealed to me.
I think there is something to be said about each killer and their weapon selection as over the years and through their respective franchise these weapons have become a part of their character and one of the many reasons we began loving them and still love them after all these years and the countless times we have watched the movies.
In conclusion I would like to say that during my writing process I often have grand ideas about making the "Next great slasher franchise" and at the same time I often ask myself this question.. "How many times can you reinvent the wheel?" It all been done in the slasher genre and in every other genre for that matter and smart film makers know this and will still try to make things seem fresh and interesting with the tools we have at our disposal.....
Stay Humble, Stay Hungry My Friends :)
I didn't write sections in this blog about them because I don't pay too much attention to their franchises for any number of reasons. as you see I did my research to include them in the honorable mention section here but their brand of horror never really appealed to me.
I think there is something to be said about each killer and their weapon selection as over the years and through their respective franchise these weapons have become a part of their character and one of the many reasons we began loving them and still love them after all these years and the countless times we have watched the movies.
In conclusion I would like to say that during my writing process I often have grand ideas about making the "Next great slasher franchise" and at the same time I often ask myself this question.. "How many times can you reinvent the wheel?" It all been done in the slasher genre and in every other genre for that matter and smart film makers know this and will still try to make things seem fresh and interesting with the tools we have at our disposal.....
Stay Humble, Stay Hungry My Friends :)
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