Props

In horror productions props can be mystical books/dolls/jewellery and in some cases fairly plain and normal objects that are twisted/possessed or inter-connected with spirits, as seen in many physiological/supernatural horrors. However I’m looking at the genre slasher and so conventionally these violent storylines contain props that are used to harm and kill people and so are weapons. These weapons can tell what type of film it may be like or help the audience understand what kind of antagonist they are. The killer in horror’s in the past have used iconic weapons that stand out with Jason’s heavy machete like sword  which creates loud swooshes’ and shows his character being a mad and reckless heavy handed attacker, whereas Michael Myers smaller yet sharper kitchen knife portrays him as a frenzied quick killing sadistic individual. In my production props need to suit our antagonist, here are a few different ideas.

The Crowbar – This fairly unsinister tool, can become a weapon in wrong hands it can be used to bludgeon and would cause terrible injurys with it being a strong material and also having a sharp bent end.

The wood axe – An axe and this axe in example is very sharp used to cut away victims with heavy blows that can cause very gruesome deaths with limbs being cut etc. Again this is only seen as a weapon in the wrong hands.

Wooden Bludgeon – This weapon compared to the two above is made for or moulded to maime the innocent it is fairly barbaric with there being no sharp edges meaning an antagonist would beat their vicitm to death.