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Top 5 Weapons of Choice for Horror Slasher Villains

There have been so many items used, that you could be forgiven for thinking that an effective slasher could kill with any house-hold item. But the weapon is all part of the scary persona of the psycho killer, they need a unique handle, they don't do clumsy, they are professionals. A well used weapon can bring fear, and it doesn't need to be elaborate device of torture like a bear trap helmet in SAW.

Here are our top 5 Weapons of choice:

1. Jason Voorhess Machete - The Camp Crystal Lake Machete is basically a big knife, used for cutting down trees in the rainforest, Jason used this for some of his own flesh pruning. Iconic blood stains makes this collectable a great addition for any horror fan.

2. Freddy Kruegar Glove - Freddy has knifes for finger, his glove used to great affect in each of the Nightmar on Elm street films. Scraping his rusty claws down a blackboard, stings fear into his victims and they are great for riping holes in flesh!

3. Jason Kitchen Knife - A Kitchen Knife used as a weapon by a child, a child who was born evil and never returned from his killing ways. Michael Myers is the no nonsense slashed, with pure evil in his soul.

4. Leather-face Chainsaw - A cumbersome and messy tool, but wearing an apron keeps you dry from all that blood and gore. This weapon can be heard from metres away, no element of surprise needed.

5. Scythe - The iconic curved blade is great for decapitation, conjures up images of the Grim Reaper himself. The blade has featured prominently in many horror films, easy to hand at any American Ranch with unsuspecting victims.

Which is your favourite?

Freddy vs Jason - Weird Promo

Horror movies have never had massive budgets for their advertising campaigns, hampered by placement issues due to the age rating. Instead they rely on their trailers to create an atmosphere that can scare within a short 1 minute clip. 

Freddy vs Jason could have been a great comic book style dark film but instead they went down the route of parody. Instead of getting the most scary aspects of their individual characters they instead made this slash fest more of a comedy feature and this began well before anyone ever saw the movie. An advertising stunt like a weigh in might have been great PR if you were promoting characters that could perhaps both talk. Getting the legend Michael Buffer to announce the two was an expensive task no doubt. 

Did it work? I personally don't think so and having seen the film I found it wholly disappointing.

Camp Crystal Lake

Friday the 13th caught the imagination of many Americans due to its setting, summer camps and kids camps are hugely popular in the States providing much needed time away from the Parents during the summer holidays. Jason Voorhees had attended Camp Crystal Lake but drowned as he swam unsupervised as the young camp staff members fondled each other in the shed. This struck a chord with many people in America, both from the point of view of the camp goer to the frightened parent. 

In the original Friday the 13th the murderer is an angry mother who slaughters the camp staff, but from that point on we discovered Jason did not in fact drown but has become a tortured soul of pure evil. Heavily influenced by the success of Halloween this franchise has brought not only a new location for horror stories in the camps across America but also given us a new date in the fright calendar with many people celebrating each Friday the 13th with a night of horror movies and fancy dress parties.

Camp Crystal Lake Machete

 

£7.99

So remember if your venturing to camp this summer, be sure to stay vigilante, you never know what evil lurks behind each tree!