The film adheres to standard 1980s slasher conventions. It lacks LGBTQ+ characters and does not feature narratives that challenge heteronormativity.

Female characters occupy traditional survivalist roles common to the era's horror genre. They do not significantly disrupt established power dynamics or demonstrate dominance over male counterparts.

Molly Mokembe, a Haitian practitioner, provides a layer of non-Anglo-Saxon influence. This representation is tied to genre-specific plot devices rather than a deep exploration of systemic intersectionality.

Haitian Voodoo serves as a central plot mechanism for the resurrection. The film uses these non-Western spiritual elements through a lens of genre-based mysticism.

There is no discernible representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. Characters are depicted through standard physical archetypes without exploring lived experiences of disability.