From 5 to 1, I'm listing my favorite locations for horror movies. First I'll start with 2 honorable mentions
Dreams:
Most notably used in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, something is just fucking frightening about being asleep yet vulnerable. If you were afraid about your neighbor killing you, then I'd have to be an asshole to mention Freddy Krueger.
Most notably used in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, something is just fucking frightening about being asleep yet vulnerable. If you were afraid about your neighbor killing you, then I'd have to be an asshole to mention Freddy Krueger.
The Apocalypse:
This is a very general term but I'm a very general guy. When the shit finally goes down and people are dropping like flies due to zombies, the plague, asteroids, 2012, or whatever; I'll be ready to kick ass, or atleast try to wait it out in my basement while still keeping everything I learned from watching The Stand and reading How to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame-Smith in the back of my mind. I'll eventually run out of food, but hey, by then everything should already be desecrated to the point that I could just go house to house, store to store, brothel to brothel finding supplies, nourishment and other stronger survivors to aid in my creation of a civilization that worships the Fonze, horror movies, and nudity. If that were to happen then who'd need a cure?
This is a very general term but I'm a very general guy. When the shit finally goes down and people are dropping like flies due to zombies, the plague, asteroids, 2012, or whatever; I'll be ready to kick ass, or atleast try to wait it out in my basement while still keeping everything I learned from watching The Stand and reading How to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame-Smith in the back of my mind. I'll eventually run out of food, but hey, by then everything should already be desecrated to the point that I could just go house to house, store to store, brothel to brothel finding supplies, nourishment and other stronger survivors to aid in my creation of a civilization that worships the Fonze, horror movies, and nudity. If that were to happen then who'd need a cure?
And now onto the list:
5. Camp:
This should be obvious to a lot of people. I'm a slasher fan and I went to camp as a kid so I am obviously gonna be attached to this fucking locale. The campsite has been used in classic slasher flicks such as Sleepaway Camp, the Friday the 13th series, and The Burning and has become an option B for most slasher movie creators if your plan A is a piece of shit.
This should be obvious to a lot of people. I'm a slasher fan and I went to camp as a kid so I am obviously gonna be attached to this fucking locale. The campsite has been used in classic slasher flicks such as Sleepaway Camp, the Friday the 13th series, and The Burning and has become an option B for most slasher movie creators if your plan A is a piece of shit.
4. Isolation:
Some could argue that this is more of a state of being rather than an actual location. In response to that I say fuck you. This is my list and I say it counts. By "isolation" I mean a place like outer space, the middle of the ocean, the desert or anywhere else where there is a sense of being stranded/trapped by your surroundings. My best examples for this would by The Thing, the Alien films, Evil Dead I & II and The Hills Have Eyes.
Some could argue that this is more of a state of being rather than an actual location. In response to that I say fuck you. This is my list and I say it counts. By "isolation" I mean a place like outer space, the middle of the ocean, the desert or anywhere else where there is a sense of being stranded/trapped by your surroundings. My best examples for this would by The Thing, the Alien films, Evil Dead I & II and The Hills Have Eyes.
3. Carnivals/Circuses:
To be very blunt with this, some people are just fucking afraid of clowns (That should be this site's tag-line). I am not afraid of clowns and I infact have a very creepy picture of one hanging up in my bedroom next to my Batman painting. While I'm not ready to shit my pants whenever I heard a balloon animal being made, something about this environment has always enticed me while seeing it on film. Maybe it's because if I was a person in that situation, I would be crying hysterically and covered in my own urine. I'm not 100% sure, but I do know for a fact that the setting is fucking cool. Films that come to mind for me are Funhouse, Dark Ride, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Freaks and Freakshow.
To be very blunt with this, some people are just fucking afraid of clowns (That should be this site's tag-line). I am not afraid of clowns and I infact have a very creepy picture of one hanging up in my bedroom next to my Batman painting. While I'm not ready to shit my pants whenever I heard a balloon animal being made, something about this environment has always enticed me while seeing it on film. Maybe it's because if I was a person in that situation, I would be crying hysterically and covered in my own urine. I'm not 100% sure, but I do know for a fact that the setting is fucking cool. Films that come to mind for me are Funhouse, Dark Ride, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Freaks and Freakshow.
2. Malls:
If you knew that Dawn of the Dead (1978) was my favorite zombie film of all time, then this might not really surprise you that much. This is just one of those places that you'd love to be alone in running around and fucking shit up as you wish. Everytime I even watch Dawn anymore, I can't help but wish that I was stuck in the top of the Mall eating Spam and messing with the lights and music on the intercom. It'd suck to have the possibility of being eaten alive or ripped apart but hey we all gotta make sacrifices. Malls are notably seen in both Dawn of the Dead movies, Chopping Mall, and Night of the Comets.
If you knew that Dawn of the Dead (1978) was my favorite zombie film of all time, then this might not really surprise you that much. This is just one of those places that you'd love to be alone in running around and fucking shit up as you wish. Everytime I even watch Dawn anymore, I can't help but wish that I was stuck in the top of the Mall eating Spam and messing with the lights and music on the intercom. It'd suck to have the possibility of being eaten alive or ripped apart but hey we all gotta make sacrifices. Malls are notably seen in both Dawn of the Dead movies, Chopping Mall, and Night of the Comets.
1. Movie Theaters:
Something just gives me a boner everytime I see the silver screen on the silver screen (or any type of screen for that matter). I love movie theaters. It allows the killer/monster/demon to kill the victim/character noone cared about in a massive variety of ways. It gives the feeling of the main characters being stalked while they are also isolated and trapped from the outside. They can be killed in any part of the theater in a creative and new way and it makes the viewer nervous as all hell. As the viewing audience, I believe any person reading this has been to a theater of some sort. If you see some dude killed while watching a movie, and you're sitting in the back row of the room, I guarantee that you'll start sweating bullets or atleast look around you for the nearest exits. The best films that use the movie theater would be He Knows You're Alone, Demons, Popcorn, and both of The Blob movies.
Note: The drive-in is also awesome but it's not as scary when you could drive away at any moment.
Something just gives me a boner everytime I see the silver screen on the silver screen (or any type of screen for that matter). I love movie theaters. It allows the killer/monster/demon to kill the victim/character noone cared about in a massive variety of ways. It gives the feeling of the main characters being stalked while they are also isolated and trapped from the outside. They can be killed in any part of the theater in a creative and new way and it makes the viewer nervous as all hell. As the viewing audience, I believe any person reading this has been to a theater of some sort. If you see some dude killed while watching a movie, and you're sitting in the back row of the room, I guarantee that you'll start sweating bullets or atleast look around you for the nearest exits. The best films that use the movie theater would be He Knows You're Alone, Demons, Popcorn, and both of The Blob movies.
Note: The drive-in is also awesome but it's not as scary when you could drive away at any moment.
Least Favorite Horror Movie Setting-
The Hood:
Even though I enjoyed Tales from the Hood, the place has become as big of a joke in horror movies as sending your killer to space has. Nowadays, the hood is just filled with leprechauns, zombies, vampires, and Snoop Dogg (Not to mention most recently Flavor Flav). It was original at first and great to be used in blaxploitation movies but give me a break. There's only so many times you can take a generic story, insert various assorted rappers, and put them in the hood. At first it may have been funny to chuckle at but now it's dumb as hell.
Even though I enjoyed Tales from the Hood, the place has become as big of a joke in horror movies as sending your killer to space has. Nowadays, the hood is just filled with leprechauns, zombies, vampires, and Snoop Dogg (Not to mention most recently Flavor Flav). It was original at first and great to be used in blaxploitation movies but give me a break. There's only so many times you can take a generic story, insert various assorted rappers, and put them in the hood. At first it may have been funny to chuckle at but now it's dumb as hell.
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