Characters vs. Kills: What’s More Important In A Good Slasher?
While horror fans disagree on the kinds of movies that they like most, as some prefer “elevated horror” and some like cheesy fun, there’s another debate to be had: whether the kills or characters matter most in a slasher film. It’s easy to say that without villains racking up body counts, it wouldn’t be a slasher at all… but it’s also possible to argue that audiences need people to care about or the movie isn’t worth writing home about....