Film Studies: Teen Horror Conventions
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How does the audience use their knowledge of the conventions of the Teen Horror to build response, meaning and expectation in the “killing of Timmy” sequence in “Cherry Falls”?
“Cherry Falls” fits into the genre of Teen Horror perfectly; with the plot and conventions used to create horror and disgust in the audience. A perfect example of these common Teen Horror techniques used is the” Killing of Timmy” sequence which is 30 minutes approximately into the film, in which Final Girl character Jody is attacked by the killer and friend Timmy is murdered along the way.
As the sequence begins, Jody is walking alone down a corridor of her school. The setting is important here; the fact that she is in her own school is a classic horror back-drop for a killing to happen- very similar to “Scream”, in which the local high school is a common...