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we have a bad feeling about this welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
scariest horror movie settings before we
begin we publish new content every day
so be sure to subscribe to our Channel
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for this list we’re considering scary
settings often used in horror films and
ranking them based on creepiness factor
and sheer undesirability my cousin
bought a house up there you go through
like a mountain tunnel there’s a lake
that pit is buckner place always someone
looking sell that plot number 10
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is there anywhere more naturally
disconcerting than a graveyard
they’re often desolate quiet and you
know the whole dead body thing they’re
meant to be a place of peace and
remembrance but many people can’t help
feeling uncomfortable in a graveyard
especially at night there have been many
famous horror scenes set in a graveyard
many of them involving zombies and some
movies even based their entire plots
around burial locations including
Stephen King’s brilliantly depraved pet
cemetery where does it lead that’s out
of time graveyards are inherently creepy
places and the horror genre has fully
exploited their potential throughout the
years back having to get you Barbara
number 9 parking garages okay parking
garages aren’t nearly as creepy as
graveyards but there is still plenty of
scary material to be mined from them a
parking garage is a naturally empty dark
and secluded place which is perfect for
any stalker or monster hiding in the
shadows waiting to pounce on the
isolated and vulnerable your imagination
often tends to go wild when walking
through an empty parking garage again
particularly at night
someone could pounce on you someone
could be watching or stalking you a
monster could be ready to strike from
the ceiling and there’s nothing horror
stories like to do more than manipulate
there are very few things we hate more
than being alone and vulnerable and
there’s no better place to make you feel
more alone more vulnerable and more
utterly insignificant than the wide open
ocean a desolate sea is a naturally
terrifying place due to its vast expanse
cold waters and massive depth few things
would be scarier than bobbing in the
cold dark ocean by yourself while
imagining creatures malevolently gliding
below your feet think open water a movie
based on the true story of Tom and
Eileen Lonergan who are left drifting in
shark-infested waters after their scuba
diving group departed without them yeah
no thanks we scratched we stay still
you’re the one who has shark week first
off we should be in a cage no we should
be on land number seven amusement parks
carnivals maybe horror flicks have
warped amusement parks and carnivals
into being scary but come on there’s
just something a little off about them
maybe it’s the creepy carnival music the
clowns are the inherit danger of
rollercoasters and rides but these
places can be incredibly creepy
despite their innocent and playful
demeanor movies like zombie land and
child’s play three have used amusement
parks super effectively while final
destination three famously opened with a
massive roller coaster crash preying on
our very real-world fears of horrific
amusement park accidents these are
places of fun
but they can also be places of absolute
number six outer space movement remember
what we said about humans feeling small
and insignificant in the open water
multiply that by like a trillion and you
have the horrors of outer space there’s
arguably no scarier place in the entire
universe than the universe itself it is
unfathomably large and is essentially
nothing but unknown places and potential
dangers the opening half of alien is a
brilliant representation of the horrors
of the terrifying depths and reaches of
space there’s no question that the sheer
vastness of the starry void is enough to
make you lose your mind
isn’t that right Dave number five hotels
motels hotels have been a source of
horror for generations and it’s not hard
to see why they are by definition places
of transients however opulent they may
be full of mysterious guests and rich
with history like just think of all the
people who’ve died there in a similar
vein remote motels are often a source of
extreme anxiety due to their often dingy
appearances and isolation hotels or
motels can be brimming with metaphorical
or literal ghosts like the Overlook or
small remote and run by dangerous people
like the Bates Motel or the grimy stop
in vacancy it’s a scary world out there
[Music]
in horror movies psychiatric
institutions are usually depicted as
hellish environments while we understand
that in real life these environments are
not dingy dark places full of insanely
dangerous people we can’t help but feel
scared when movies portrayed them as
such hospitals are another great source
of horror particularly due to the
juxtaposition of danger with the health
restoring nature of hospitals themselves
these are supposedly places of care
healing and comfort so when violence
occurs in them such as Michaels rampage
in Halloween – or the famous nursing
station scene in The Exorcist 3 it makes
number three the post-apocalypse well of
course the post-apocalypse is a scary
place society and order have been
completely disintegrated people are left
to fend for themselves and resort to
their primitive survival states in empty
cities and ghost towns litter the
landscape some stories have taken a
realistic approach to the post
apocalypse too startling and
introspective degrees such as Cormac
McCarthy’s brilliant the road others
take a more supernatural approach and
introduce zombies aliens or other
entities that haunt the end of the world
regardless of the method a lawless
wasteland full of primitive survivalists
and maybe even some zombies does not
sound like a fun place to be at all
number two creepy old houses there is
most F something inherently terrifying
about old houses and fiction
storytellers have been mining that
setting for a long time
perhaps it’s the inherent creepiness of
a creaky dusty old house perhaps it’s
the metaphorical or literal ghosts that
reside there maybe again it’s the
isolation some movies like the haunting
explore the possibility that our minds
play tricks on us maybe the house itself
isn’t scary but our preconceived notions
and expectations help bring it to life
regardless of the reasoning creepy old
houses are a cornerstone of the horror
genre and easily one of its scariest
settings and relatively modern movies
like Halloween even make normal houses
in suburbia scary yes I am number one a
cabin the woods rural cottages cabins
and the vast expanse of the woods are
just so scary on multiple levels
isolated cabins are creepy in general
they’re often old at the mercy of the
elements
and defenseless we’re just saying no
horror movie set in a cabin has ever
ended well the sheer expanse of a forest
can be overwhelming in the woods in
horror tend to be populated with
dangerous creatures waiting to tear into
you think the Blair Witch Project or the
ritual not only do the woods Harbor
threats but their disorienting nature
leaves characters feeling hopeless alone
and irritated when lost among the trees
we quickly realize we are not in control
this is clearly the house we get matter
it’s not father’s our uni accommodation
do you agree with our pics check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest videos
we have a bad feeling about this welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
scariest horror movie settings before we
begin we publish new content every day
so be sure to subscribe to our Channel
and ring the bell
to get notified about our latest videos
for this list we’re considering scary
settings often used in horror films and
ranking them based on creepiness factor
and sheer undesirability my cousin
bought a house up there you go through
like a mountain tunnel there’s a lake
that pit is buckner place always someone
looking sell that plot number 10
[Music]
is there anywhere more naturally
disconcerting than a graveyard
they’re often desolate quiet and you
know the whole dead body thing they’re
meant to be a place of peace and
remembrance but many people can’t help
feeling uncomfortable in a graveyard
especially at night there have been many
famous horror scenes set in a graveyard
many of them involving zombies and some
movies even based their entire plots
around burial locations including
Stephen King’s brilliantly depraved pet
cemetery where does it lead that’s out
of time graveyards are inherently creepy
places and the horror genre has fully
exploited their potential throughout the
years back having to get you Barbara
number 9 parking garages okay parking
garages aren’t nearly as creepy as
graveyards but there is still plenty of
scary material to be mined from them a
parking garage is a naturally empty dark
and secluded place which is perfect for
any stalker or monster hiding in the
shadows waiting to pounce on the
isolated and vulnerable your imagination
often tends to go wild when walking
through an empty parking garage again
particularly at night
someone could pounce on you someone
could be watching or stalking you a
monster could be ready to strike from
the ceiling and there’s nothing horror
stories like to do more than manipulate
there are very few things we hate more
than being alone and vulnerable and
there’s no better place to make you feel
more alone more vulnerable and more
utterly insignificant than the wide open
ocean a desolate sea is a naturally
terrifying place due to its vast expanse
cold waters and massive depth few things
would be scarier than bobbing in the
cold dark ocean by yourself while
imagining creatures malevolently gliding
below your feet think open water a movie
based on the true story of Tom and
Eileen Lonergan who are left drifting in
shark-infested waters after their scuba
diving group departed without them yeah
no thanks we scratched we stay still
you’re the one who has shark week first
off we should be in a cage no we should
be on land number seven amusement parks
carnivals maybe horror flicks have
warped amusement parks and carnivals
into being scary but come on there’s
just something a little off about them
maybe it’s the creepy carnival music the
clowns are the inherit danger of
rollercoasters and rides but these
places can be incredibly creepy
despite their innocent and playful
demeanor movies like zombie land and
child’s play three have used amusement
parks super effectively while final
destination three famously opened with a
massive roller coaster crash preying on
our very real-world fears of horrific
amusement park accidents these are
places of fun
but they can also be places of absolute
number six outer space movement remember
what we said about humans feeling small
and insignificant in the open water
multiply that by like a trillion and you
have the horrors of outer space there’s
arguably no scarier place in the entire
universe than the universe itself it is
unfathomably large and is essentially
nothing but unknown places and potential
dangers the opening half of alien is a
brilliant representation of the horrors
of the terrifying depths and reaches of
space there’s no question that the sheer
vastness of the starry void is enough to
make you lose your mind
isn’t that right Dave number five hotels
motels hotels have been a source of
horror for generations and it’s not hard
to see why they are by definition places
of transients however opulent they may
be full of mysterious guests and rich
with history like just think of all the
people who’ve died there in a similar
vein remote motels are often a source of
extreme anxiety due to their often dingy
appearances and isolation hotels or
motels can be brimming with metaphorical
or literal ghosts like the Overlook or
small remote and run by dangerous people
like the Bates Motel or the grimy stop
in vacancy it’s a scary world out there
[Music]
in horror movies psychiatric
institutions are usually depicted as
hellish environments while we understand
that in real life these environments are
not dingy dark places full of insanely
dangerous people we can’t help but feel
scared when movies portrayed them as
such hospitals are another great source
of horror particularly due to the
juxtaposition of danger with the health
restoring nature of hospitals themselves
these are supposedly places of care
healing and comfort so when violence
occurs in them such as Michaels rampage
in Halloween – or the famous nursing
station scene in The Exorcist 3 it makes
number three the post-apocalypse well of
course the post-apocalypse is a scary
place society and order have been
completely disintegrated people are left
to fend for themselves and resort to
their primitive survival states in empty
cities and ghost towns litter the
landscape some stories have taken a
realistic approach to the post
apocalypse too startling and
introspective degrees such as Cormac
McCarthy’s brilliant the road others
take a more supernatural approach and
introduce zombies aliens or other
entities that haunt the end of the world
regardless of the method a lawless
wasteland full of primitive survivalists
and maybe even some zombies does not
sound like a fun place to be at all
number two creepy old houses there is
most F something inherently terrifying
about old houses and fiction
storytellers have been mining that
setting for a long time
perhaps it’s the inherent creepiness of
a creaky dusty old house perhaps it’s
the metaphorical or literal ghosts that
reside there maybe again it’s the
isolation some movies like the haunting
explore the possibility that our minds
play tricks on us maybe the house itself
isn’t scary but our preconceived notions
and expectations help bring it to life
regardless of the reasoning creepy old
houses are a cornerstone of the horror
genre and easily one of its scariest
settings and relatively modern movies
like Halloween even make normal houses
in suburbia scary yes I am number one a
cabin the woods rural cottages cabins
and the vast expanse of the woods are
just so scary on multiple levels
isolated cabins are creepy in general
they’re often old at the mercy of the
elements
and defenseless we’re just saying no
horror movie set in a cabin has ever
ended well the sheer expanse of a forest
can be overwhelming in the woods in
horror tend to be populated with
dangerous creatures waiting to tear into
you think the Blair Witch Project or the
ritual not only do the woods Harbor
threats but their disorienting nature
leaves characters feeling hopeless alone
and irritated when lost among the trees
we quickly realize we are not in control
this is clearly the house we get matter
it’s not father’s our uni accommodation
do you agree with our pics check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest videos
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