Deconstruction of Props in Slashers

Props in Slasher Films

Common props used in slasher films are:

• Guns
• Dolls
• Knives
• Blood splattered objects
• Severed limbs
• Mysterious books or diaries
• Masks

Dexter - A box of slides 
Dexter is crime drama/mystery series about a blood spatter pattern analyst who also leads a secret life as a serial killer. Dexter keeps a box of microscope slides of blood that are from each of his victims as a 'trophy' of the murder. 

The Evil Dead – The Book of the Dead 

The Evil Dead is a 1981 supernatural horror film about five college students who go to an isolated cabin in a wood and then get possessed by demons.

In the film there is a book that is bound in human flesh and inked in blood containing all types of nasty spells and incantations used for awakening evil spirits. There is a twisted face on the front and an ear on the back.

Scream - The Mask
Scream is a 1996 American slasher film. The film is about a high school student in the fictional town of Woodsboro, who becomes the target of a mysterious killer known as Ghostface.
In Scream, the killer wears a scary white mask to hide his identity and it has become very well known. The mask is also used in Scary Movie, which is a parody film of horror films.