You know , you might be right about the "old slashers" . In Freddy Vs. Jason they tried to set Jason on fire , which only resulted in some dumbass teenager getting impaled through the chest by a flying FLAMING machete . Sometimes a new twist on an old classic really warms the heart ( Pun most definitely INTENDED ).
why dont you set your phasers to "warm" cos then is just like sticking something in the microwave for 10 sec's at a time....5 BILLION times. they die slower.