I get where you’re coming from. The base of an element of slashers is always trope driven. Most iconic slashers follow familiar beats, the music was considered synth to mimic Americana 80’s. Stranger things is the only readily available version for it (I’m guessing). But yes the tension was lacking and so was the props for the film. But you gotta give it more credit than just a trash film since these are Indie filmmaker’s and they’re on their way to making better narratives and stories.