Yes, of course—there are movies that rely heavily on that very device, especially when they’re meta-films; for example, “Scream” is one of them, as is the 2015 film “The Final Girls,” which is a very good movie that also uses satire to pay homage to the way slasher movies were (or are) made.

Fans of the genre know that when a sex scene comes up, there’s a good chance a murder will occur or that the characters are going to die. Those scenes put the viewer on high alert.