Character Blog Assignment 2

     I think the one thing that differs with my idea of a horror protagonist is the sensibility of their reactions to the events they are thrown into. Horror films are filled with circumstantial plot points that build on one core theme. Generally the tense nature of the film will heighten each time one of these 'protagonist meets conflict' situations happen. My protagonist is male, in their late 20's and in all rights is a regular guy. I'm building a story out of the solutions to faults I find in most current horror films today. One of my most favorite horror and thriller protagonists is Mcready, Kurt Russels character in The Thing. He's a young male and acts naturally to everything that happens to him. He's sarcastic and relatable. So many current horror films and series have young, conflicted teen characters that just scream and act without rational to their circumstances. I can't stand those characters. Rather then writing a script from a story I've read, or a drama with some deep character building plot, I really want to throw an everyman protagonist into a horror film filled with dashes of the right ingredients to create a satisfying vibe that is both tense and scary. I actually look forward to describing the people who influence my character. Maybe I'm doing this in the reverse of what most horror writers do. In all honesty most horror and thriller films seem to make the focal point and element of the film the antagonist and not actually the protagonist. Or in a horror film is the protagonist actually the antagonist? Is Freddy the guy who the audience roots for? Does the audience really care about Roy Shnieders character in Jaws, or are they really fixated on how come this shark is terrorizing the beach dwelling population?