Outside of the box

"Thinking outside the box"

After reading up on various symbol meanings in films , I realized they have all been cleverly used to link the villain to the crime and acts like a riddle for the audience. The Silent hill symbol inspired me to make a clever symbol to set up my horror mystery. However this means I will need to think of a background story for my Killer's character  so I can design a symbol to mark his victim in my opening.

Research - slasher killers background stories

Freddy Krueger
-Is a fictional character from Wes Cravens A nightmare on Elm street.He is a disfigured serial killer who uses razor modified gloves to slaughter his victims in their dreams.
It was revealed that he was a child killer that was hunted down by a mob of angry parents and cornered into the boiler room he used to kill his victims in. This ended in him being burned alive in the boiler room leading to his burnt skin in the film and why he came back , seeking revenge.



Jason Voorhees
-is a fictional character in the Friday 13th film series.He first appeared as the son of the murderer Mrs Voorhees , a camp cook turned murderer.He then became the main antagonist who would stalk and kill his victims at camp crystal lake.In his original appearance Jason was a mentally disabled boy and is silent throughout the films. Drowned ad a child it is apparent he is not an ordinary character and follows in his mothers footsteps.



Leather face
-is a fictional character in Texas chainsaw massacre.He wears a mask made of human skin and engages in murder and cannibalism alongside his inbred family.However he is controlled by his family to commit these crimes as he is just a "big baby" and kills in self defense.



Both Jason voorhees and leatherface have mental issues and are controlled by their families to commit these crimes. The audience can't help but feel some sympathy towards these characters as they are portrayed as innocent as well as evil. I like the idea of the main killer having a sad past as it creates sympathy and a deeper reason of why they kill unlike Freddy krueger who kills for personal pleasure.