Nobody Ever Locks Their Doors In Horror Movies
Hey Victims, Lock A Friggin Door Once In Awhile, It May Save Your Dopey Life!
Halloween approaches! Ready to celebrate the fightful holiday? One thing’s certain about this time of year, our favorite horror movies will be screened pretty much everywhere we look. Another certainty about our beloved horror movies, many of the ill fated victims won’t be employing locks on their doors.
If you’re a horror fan, you well know the ditzy drill by now. The soon to be victim is in their house - watching TV, taking a shower (iconic), screwing their partner silly or doing whatever else, when suddenly the door opens and a bloodthirsty killer enters the residence.
Yeah, they just turn the unlocked door knob and let themselves in. No fuss, no muss, and definitely no hassle to be had with locked doors.
If only these victims locked their doors before the mayhem strikes, they might not end up as bloodsoaked victims. Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde with Spencer Tracy and Ingrid Bergman remains a perfect example of how to get yourself killed - or worse - in a horror movie. Berman’s character knows that Hyde is afoot and is even targeting her. Does she lock her door? Nope. Not even a thin latch. Even American Horror Story on FX recently proved my point in a recent episode. It’s a real epidemic of epic, thrilling proportions.
Now, the million dollar question begging us all to answer honestly: Do you lock your doors at night?
No? Do you have armed guards patrolling your digs or do you live in a real life horror movie? You set a security alarm at night? Even the most elaborate and sensitive alarm system isn’t going to help much if it takes too long for that help to arrive.
Movie characters, please know, those door locks aren’t decorative. They really do come in handy. Maybe we should save all these victims time and worry and simply remove the locks and doorknobs. Hell, let’s go and remove the doors period so psycho killers will save even more time by waltzing in with no barrier to reach and dispatch their witless prey.
You’ve gotta wonder if our technologically drenched society won’t soon come to the rescue of the more dim witted characters bumbling around in fright films. Today’s miraculous modernity sees us being able to lock and unlock doors remotely through our cell phones - from basically anywhere in the world. The Ring system of door security employs cameras and an auto lock system. Once these devices become commonplace, I suppose horror fans will lament the old days, as the bodycount in horror films will plummet, either that, or those dependable dullards will somehow sabotage them to invite their killers in for bloody play.
Nobody Ever Locks Their Doors In Horror Movies
We ACTUALLY live in the last house on the left, in the country, farmland behind us, untamed bush in front, and we never lock our doors. We do have a Rottweiler though, so Michael Myers be damned!!!