Why More Horror Films Should Be Set In The Vast Montana Wilderness
A Redditor named Geek-Haven888 (hell yeah, great name) published a post in the Montana subreddit page titled "Horror Movies Set In Montana." They listed all the films set, not filmed, in Montana according to IMDB. There were only 8 horror films set in Montana on the list, and frankly, I haven't seen a single one. Come to think of it, I haven't even heard of these.
- Alien Abduction: Incident In Lake County (6.2/10)
- Candy Land (5.3/10)
- Organ Trail (5.1/10)
- Amber's Descent (3.5/10)
- Atomic Dog (3.3/10)
- Incubus (3/10)
- Clawed (2.7/10)
- BloodRayne II: Deliverance (2.7/10)
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No offense to any of the filmmakers or those involved with making any of the films above, but judging by the IMDB grades and the cheesy titles I won't be watching these films anytime soon. Montana's horror film scene is poor. We don't get epic scary movies like The Silence of the Lambs (Tennessee and Maryland), Psycho (California), The Haunting of Hill House (Massachusetts) or The Shining (Colorado).
Why doesn't Montana have more elite horror films set here? We live in a creepy state. There are vast areas of emptiness and desolation. There are remote locations where you can camp or hike to set the scene of a classic slasher film. Heck, we already have haunted locations across the state.
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I've got a free movie idea for any Hollywood executive. Instead of greenlighting Ghostbusters 37 or Happy Gilmore 3: The Revenge Of The Balls I beg you to take my idea...
A young, dumb couple vacations at Glacier National Park. The overconfident duo treks deep into the wilderness for a romantic getaway but quickly finds out they'll need more than just bear spray when they stumble across a deranged, old, serial killer who's been living off the grid for decades.
He is an old crustacean who doesn't encounter human life until a dumb couple camps in his backyard deep in GNP. Boom. Somebody get me M. Night Shamalancelcs, or however, you spell his name.
Here's a bonus horror film pitch:
A young man leaves work to go home but has to endure traffic on Missoula's Reserve Street at 5 pm. Will he make it home before Monday Night Football starts? Probably not.