The Most Common Classical Horror Stereotypes

Predator animals are the biggest threat for humans in nature. They always lurk in hidden position for finally getting that special meat.

Werewolves have to be killed by a silver bullet.

Mentally ill or mentally disabled persons are automatically unpredictable bad serial killers.

All incest victims look like deformed creatures and all of them are only about to kill and eat other people.

Demons are allergic to holy water.

It's always necessary to find out demon's names to send them back to hell.

There is the one person which is protected by all evil forces to rule the world by it as an opposite force to god. Even nature protects it.

Vampires can only drink blood of people, not animals, ... and also not of people under influence.

Vampires are allergic to garlic.

We are completely helpless against A.I.s and need to learn guerrilla tactics if they rise, instead of pulling the plug, ... real electrical plugs or programmed backdoors by script.

Zombies must be brain-killed to get rid of them.

"Not born-as..., but converted" vampires stay at the same age when they were turned to vampires.

Demons are souls who can't rest and hunger for and/or thrive from the power of living people they possess.

Demon's appearances are mostly connected to satanic cults.

Witches are automatically satanically bad, ignoring the fact that the so called "witches" were just female herbalists in mediaval ages in Europe.

Vampires are to be killed by pushing a wooden stake through their heart.

Ultra-violet light (especially daylight) will surely also kill vampires.