14 things horror movies totally ruined for us
Horror movies have covered every topic known to man, and we mean every topic. We mean, have you seen the movie Teeth?
Our favorite gruesome, bloody and deranged films have perhaps caused some of us to develop fears of normal places and things. For example, the whole state of Connecticut is depicted as being full of ghosts, so we might just avoid it entirely.
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Below, we’ve compiled everything that our favorite, well-loved horror movies have completely ruined for us. We may never be able to sleep again, honestly.
1. Oceans
Aside from the fact that over 90 percent of our oceans are unexplored, horror movies make any place with water terrifying. Just consider shark movies such as Jaws, The Reef, 47 Meters Down, The Meg, etc. Even movies such as Piranha make it scary to sit in an inner tube on the off chance a piranha might nibble our butt. Even touching seaweed in ocean water is enough to make us scream now.
2. Dreams
Horror movies disturbed our perfect slumber. A Nightmare On Elm Street made us all scared to fall asleep and stay asleep. Freddy Krueger might’ve also ruined red-striped sweaters and fedoras for us, too.
3. Places of worship
Apparently, we can’t worship in peace due to movies such as The Nun, The Omen and The Exorcist. Every creek and shadow in these places is terrifying right after you watch a possession movie. At least we’re in the right place to get exorcised should it be necessary.
4. Hotels
We all wish we could have a hotel experience like Kevin in Home Alone 2, but alas, The Shining ruined them. Hotel bed sheets are scary enough, but now we have to worry about terrifying twins or a man with an axe going crazy on our floor? No thanks.
5. Summer camps
Ah, summer camp. It’s a fun place where you make friends, crafts, friendship bracelets…and you might just get murdered. Thank Friday The 13th for that logic.
6. Halloween
John Carpenter’s brainchild Halloween released Michael Myers into the world and our psyche. This festive holiday could result in lots of candy, or getting stabbed in the head according to these movies. We also can’t forget Trick ‘R Treat. Getting a trick-or-treater like Sam makes us want to board our houses up forever, or, at the very least, give out Tootsie Rolls instead of good candy.
7. Forests and parks
Nature was once a beautiful thing before Blair Witch Project, The Forest, Evil Dead and Cabin In The Woods. There’s always something lurking behind a tree, or if you’re watching The Happening, the tree is the thing you should be afraid of.
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8. Sewer grates
Pennywise ruined sewers and red balloons. Getting your arm bitten off by a clown is a risk that runs too high now when it comes to sewers.
9. TVs
Horror movie directors and writers couldn’t leave the TV alone. Instead, ghosts and dead girls are crawling out of TV sets left and right in The Poltergeist and The Ring. We guess we’ll play it safe and just read instead.
10. Puppets
Puppets have always been a tad creepy, but the tricycle-riding Billy The Puppet from the Saw franchise really pushed it this time. If you grew up on Goosebumps, you may also remember the “Night Of The Living Dummy” episode featuring Slappy The Puppet.
11. Clapping, clicking
Clicks, claps, and cracks should be totally harmless and normal. However, movies such as Hereditary and The Conjuring took simple sounds and transformed them into the stuff of nightmares. On the bright side, all it takes to scare a squeamish friend is a tongue click.
12. Prom
If prom wasn’t awkward and horrible enough, horror movie fans might be wary of the possibility of blood and murder thanks to Carrie and Prom Night. Getting blood on an expensive dress is pretty scary, too.
13. Children
Children are sticky, stinky and creepy as hell. In horror movies such as The Omen, Insidious, Orphan, Pet Sematary, Sinister, The Shining (the list goes on for miles), demons apparently love to make kids even creepier. P.S.: Why are the horror movie kids always maniacally cackling? That’s so rude
14. Showers
Showers should be a haven where you can sing without judgment and plan out all the chapters for your future memoir. Unfortunately, Psycho stole that away from us with the most iconic film stabbing in cinematic history. Also, The Grudge makes showers and children (see above) terrifying as hell. We might just walk through a cloud of perfume and call it a day.
