20 Rules You Must Follow To Survive A Slasher Movie

12. It's Never "Just A Toy"

Everyone has seen Puppet Master and Child's Play. Toys are not safe to play with in slasher films. They're usually possessed by some disturbing evil spirit, and they are usually determined to kill the teenagers that discarded them after their childhood ended. Some arrogant guy is bound to laugh at the child that tells them their doll moved. "It's just a toy, it can't hurt you. Go back to bed", they'll smirk. That smirk will eventually dissipate when that toy does manage to hurt them. Badly. With a circular saw.