Horror has its own tropes. When those tropes work, they work well, but in less capable hands they become cliches. This podcast explores why those tropes work from an in-universe persepctive, that is, how they work in the universe where they happen. Topics covered: Killers, Final Girls, Teen Victims, Older Investigators, Signature Weapons, Deserted Locations, Limited Tech, Limited Weapons, Splitting Up, and Why There Are No Animals.

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