Character Types

There are typical characters who are usually in horror films. Based on teen horrors the stereotypical characters are:

A jock
A geek
A non-believer
A loner
A pretty girl
A stupid/ ditsy girl
An old man/ woman (who tends to have a scary story to tell)
A redneck
The killer

All horrors have different character casts however the typical ones are either a group who end up being the ones who get attacked or followed and killed off one by one or a family who move into a home and unusual events occur e.g. The Amityville Horror