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Normal males aren't in these movies, it is always some dipshit in touch with his feelings motherfricker, and if there is a capable male in the movie, he is most likely the killer

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Nightmare on elm street 2 is a good example of when that formula tries to work.

You need to watch 2 just for the lols. It's so gay. Literally.

1. Be armed (especially with guns with lots of ammo AND short range melee weapons like swords, machetes, axes, knives, spears, clubs, and farming tools)
2. Don't be black
3. Have access to multiple, well fueled, avenues of escape
4. Don't wander from the group
5. Don't trip
6. Don't be slow
7. If you're a girl, never be the hottest one. Being the hottest one ensures death while being the second hottest one, particularly if you're the "sweet" one gives you the best chance at living.
8. Have someone in your group equipped with Life Alert. Those f*&king things work everywhere.
9. When fleeing, try to find a home with a landline to call for help.
10. Never run upstairs or down into a cellar unless there is an avenue to escape to another building or something to climb down from or a door to the outside (if you're in a cellar).
11. Don't have character flaws that follow the 7 Deadly Sins. It is common horror movie archetype that each character who dies, dies because of their "sins". The hot girl dies because of vanity, the fat kid due to gluttony and sloth, the athletic guy to wrath (fighting with no weapon when he could easily flee), ect.
12. Find well-lit, well populated areas whenever possible.
13. If a place seems even remotely haunted f&%king leave immediately.
14. Always have lanterns and/or flashlights handy.
15. Leave all lights on whenever possible.
16. Never locate the breaker in your home in a "creepy" area (i.e. garage, cellar, attic, closet, ect) that has no avenues for escape.

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. Be armed

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The rest of the list is in case you're unarmed

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You too much TV.

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no shite, this is about tv. I'm not under the impression people in the rural united states are living in Chicago like conditions or under constant murderous threat

typically, in a remote location such as this, there tends to be A gun. an old rifle, maybe a 5 shot revolver, something. I want to see the horror movie where the yokels pick the wrong motherfricker to mess with...oh that's a nice crossbow, myself I keep this here AK-47 (spits his tobacco) now I'm going to give you ten seconds to get the frick out of here and I'll warn ye I can't count that high.

probably wouldn't make for a good movie, but in my experience in such locations, it would be the more likely result than, "oh my god, we're entirely helpless" with kitchen knives and weapons of all kinds just lying around everywhere.

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I think it would make for a good movie if the victims were well armed like you said and practiced common sense, but the antagonist was just way smarter and managed to pick them off one by one with superior tactics despite a disadvantage in numbers and arms. THAT would be compelling!

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that's what I want. Not even well armed, but not a helpless twat either.

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6. If you think something is dead don't go check, continue shooting/stabbing/lighting on fire until the only thing remaining is just a messy pool on the floor.
7. Headshot everything, multiple times. I don't care if Michael Myers or Jason is invincible, let's see them track you down when they have bullet holes where their eyes used to be.

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This is one of my biggest problems with not just horror films, but all films. Blow a knee cap off AT LEAST. You don't have to kill, but people in films should think more about disabling than they do.

Agree. If you can't outrun the villain, but you shoot it, ALWAYS double tap if you have any ammo to spare.

I'm telling you, non supernatural horror movies are almost silly when the victims know what's up.

I know scream is a parody of horror movies and a damn good one, but neve Campbell knows she's the número 1 target and has advanced notice after her first encounter. Alright, just carry a gun. No juking out anyone in a living room, just pull out your revolver and shoot him in the fricking face. Or just pull out a big fricking Bowie knife. No one is kamikazing themselves for neve Campbell.