Slasher Horror Quiz

This entry was originally published at Darkest Before Dawn

In the last few years I have gone to see a few films in the Slasher Horror genre and I must admit that I am not exactly a fan I honestly prefer a good comedy to seeing someone’s kneecaps fly across the room. However I have noticed a few things that may be useful as a diagnostic aid to tell if a town has Slasher Horror potential.

So here is the Darkest Before Dawn Slasher Horror Quiz

1. Economy




• Was a Highway constructed 10 or more years ago that killed the passing/tourist trade?


• Has the only factory, usually a meat packing plant, closed down?




2. Law & Order




• Is the local Sheriff married to his cousin or sister or both?


• Is the Sheriff pissed off about what happened to him in Korea or Nam? Even if he didn’t actually fight in the wars, remember the later episodes of M.A.S.H. caused a lot of trauma!


• Does the Sheriff rant about Bikers and Long Haired Hippies even though no one has seen such a person in 20 years?




3. Cars




• Do any of the local families have dozens of cars laying around their property just rusting? Some of these cars may date back to the 1940’s


• Does the family have a tow truck but not run a car repair/rescue/scrapping business?




4. Gas Station




• Do the gas pumps belong to a company that ceased to exist in the 1920’s?


• Does the garage attendant sit out front and when asked a question only answer ‘Yep’ or ‘in back’




5. Pickling Jars




• Is there someone in town who constantly buys pickling jars even though there is no fruit or vegetables in season?




6. Shopping




• Is the only open shop also in the Gas Station?


• Does it have very few useful items like food but lots of pickling jars for sale?




7. Fashion




• Do all the women of the town wear clothes that were only in fashion for five minutes in 1953?


• Do all the men wear dungarees, with the exception of the Sheriff?




8. Children




• In the past was a group of children responsible for the death of a caretaker or child who was a bit different?




9. Outsiders




• Unlike the townsfolk do people passing through look like the come straight from the pages of Vogue?




10. Clowns




• Is there someone in town who dresses as a clown even through there is no circus or fair on and they are not a children’s entertainer?

Score one point for each question answered Yes

1 to 5 : The chances are you will be safe but stick to the soulless highway just in case.

6 to 10 : Expect to loose 75% of your travelling companions and remember the cute lovey dovey couple making plans for the future bite the big one first.

10 to 17 : Ain’t no one getting out of this one alive, you may think you are but the Sheriff will have a road block just out of town and you will think he is there to help you. The last words you will hear are “Squeal piggy squeal!”

  

Mood : none