10 Most Bizarre Horror Stereotypes
3. Runners Will Forever Fall Over
This thankfully does seem to be a stereotype that has become less frequented by horror pictures in recent years, but the whole "girl sees killer, girl runs away, girl falls over" trope is one of the most mocked parts of horror cinema.
Given how this facet of horror originated with the slasher subgenre that experienced a ginormous boom in the late 1970s and throughout the '80s, this was all part of the damsel in distress stereotype that became attached to near-enough 95% of all slasher protagonists. And of course, pretty much all of said protagonists were females shrieking in terror.
For whatever reason, it just became the standard, go-to norm that these ladies would often make illogical, boneheaded decisions that many a watching audience would shake their head at. Well, until Wes Craven's iconic Scream poked fun at such tropes, which made other horror filmmakers think twice about including such played out, formulaic tropes.
Granted, there are going to be those horror movie victims who stumble and fall when running away from some demented killer whose sole intention is to brutally murder them, but there are also a whole lot more people who would navigate a path to safety or avoid that one stray twig that could lead to their downfall.