Features of The Stepfather based on Intertextuality

• The Killer falls against the White Bathroom Tiles in the shower.
• The camera is at a High Angle whilst the teenage boy is taking a shower which also portrays his innocence.
• The shape of the knife used in the killings.
• The Staircase which they run up is in the same style.
• A Cat jumps out quickly which scares the audience as its unexpected.
• The curtin on the shower pings off the rails and the audience see a close up of that.
• Drowing a characters head in water is used.
• The classic 'Haunted House' shot is used during the opening of the film to set the scene.
• The quick hand on shoulder action close up is used.
• The Killer Appears outside the bedroom as if he's watching the victims.
• A Umbrella is in the swimming pool.

These are all intertextual as they relate to what others have used of the same genre in films, such as in Physco the Knife that is used is in the same shape of the knife being used to kill people in The Stepfather.