Halloween

The main character is a woman who's smart and resourceful, though her bookish persona ties in to the message that only a certain type of woman -- "good girls" -- deserve to survive, unlike sexually active peers who get killed. Other teen girls are portrayed as looks- and sex-obsessed. All characters are White.

Constant threat, with lurking figures and jump scares. Though gore is mostly left to viewers' imagination and impact is often off-screen, there are stabbings and strangulation, including one victim left hanging on a door (pinned by knife). Characters are stuck in the eye with a wire hanger, stabbed with a knitting needle, and fall down stairs or out of a window. Multiple gunshots are fired, and a character falls down as if dead. Dead bodies appear. A dog is choked to death. Some bullying: A young boy is tripped while carrying a jack-o'-lantern, falls over, and smashes the pumpkin.

Teens kiss and have sex under the covers (thrashing seen and moaning heard). Brief female nudity: breasts in a couple of scenes, and teens seen in underwear.

Occasional uses of "s--t," "goddamn," "damn," "ass," "a--hole," and "bull," as well as "jerk," "creep," "wacko," "chicken," "idiot," "for God's sake," "Jesus" (as an exclamation), and mention of "screwing around."

Teens drink beer and smoke cigarettes. A nurse also smokes a cigarette. Teens smoke a joint while driving and try to hide it from a parent. Mention of Thorazine being used to calm a patient.