The Worst Horror Clichés

• The victim managing to incapacitate the killer, but instead of making sure they're absolutely dead, just leave them be.
• The victim leaving the weapon behind.
• The victim tripping over nothing while being chased and then being unable to simply get up and start running again.
• The group (when they're lucky enough to not be alone already) decides it would be best if they split up, making it easier for the killer to pick them off one-by-one.
• The killer (who's walking somewhat fast) is always just behind the victim (who's sprinting at full-speed).
• The victim, slowly trying to sneak over/past the incapacitated killer, only to be grabbed by said killer.
• The vehicle won't start.
• The victim (on foot) is being chased by the killer (in vehicle), continues to run in a straight line along the road instead of simply running off to the side where the vehicle can't follow.
• The obligatory cat jump and screech scare.
• The police only show up once everything has already been resolved.
• The phones are out-of-order and/or there's no cell service.
• The good guys go into a house where the killer is, are abruptly startled by creepy music playing, follow the music and shut it off, letting the killer know EXACTLY where they are.
• The victim running back into the empty house instead of a neighbor's house or trying to flag down a car on the road.
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