Props in Horror Movies

Horror movies constantly draw on the use of props to create mood and atmosphere, propel the story, or to add to the antagonists fearful, threatening persona. Weapons have been used since the beginning of the horror genre, and they range from heavy duty fire arms to household knives. Here are a few examples of the different, commonly used weapons.

Knifes

Knifes are always being used in horror films. A main exaple is in the Scream sieries and the Halloween sieries. Their fear factor is that they are items that we all have in our house making the antagonist seem more human.

Axes 
Axes have been used quite alot throughout the horror genre. One of the main examples of the use of axes is the film Hatchet. Their fear factor is that they can cause alot of harm and they link well to the character in this film.

Chainsaws
Chainsaws are an extremely iconic weapon in horror, mainly due to their appearence i the texas chainsaw massacre sieries. They are now synonimous with the horror genre.






Horror films are becoming more and more creative with their weapon choice, some even coosing to use no weapons and instead, put their characters in mental danger. However, this works both ways and now a film that uses a knife or an axe could be seen as 'classic' or 'old school'. I also think it is interesting the apart from torture devices and guns etc., most of the weapons in horror films had a seperate primary intention and were not meant to cause harm.