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Post by loverofbeers on Jul 24, 2012 18:31:09 GMT -5
So from across all the Horror genres, comic books, movies, books, teevee anthologies, music, etc., what have you learned that would help you survive in a horror situation whether crazed hillbilly, slasher maniac, werewolf or other monster(s), alien invasion, the reanimated dead, roving gangs of bikers, cult members, or some other dastardly nemesis?
What is one action you would take?
My first would be to secure a weapon or weapons and ammo that work in any firearms gathered. Otherwise a gun is no more dangerous than a hammer. And I would secure a hammer. Absolutely a hammer. And a chainsaw.....
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Jul 25, 2012 23:34:58 GMT -5
A chainsaw is not this godly unstoppable weapon it's good if you're looking to cause pain, fear, or a mess ,but isn't manueverable and can easily backfire on you. Both of these points were featured in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and one was featured in The Last House on the Left.
If someone's glasses shine at any point that person is evil to some extent or is hiding the fact that he's a badass.
When you've got someone down you stay on them to make sure they don't get back up. You go at them until you're exhausted and then continue to attack sluggishly. I've personally employed this in my life.
Always make sure you've got some weapon on you, at all times. Even if its crappy any weapon is better than no weapon, another fact I can attest too personally.
People singing songs in the forest equals bad times.
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Post by loverofbeers on Jul 26, 2012 5:29:48 GMT -5
I agree completely with your thoughts on Chainsaws and add to that the van catastrophe in the remake of Dawn of the Dead. But they instantly cause fear. Chainsaws for show, guns for their effect.
But seriously, chainsaws would come in as handy as a hammer in a post-apocalyptic world or in a forest situation whether for making firewood, clearing land, making fortifications, or to cut through a door or wall. And of course to cause pain, fear, or a mess.
I would get my ass to a major liquor warehouse/big-box sized liquor store where I know all the doors and windows have metal gates, and a large backstock of juices, sodas, water, nuts, jerky, chips, some canned goods, other fancy-pants edibles like cheeses, and a kitchen.
And I would secure a can opener, bottle opener, baseball bat, nails of myriad sizes, propane tanks, and a case of lighters. And much beer.
Weapons and a mighty fine man cave/dwelling/candy store for adults. My first two steps.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Jul 27, 2012 12:57:22 GMT -5
See I live by a Walmart and a Sam's club , the only problem with going to somewhere like that is someone else would have the same idea.
You should also practice the Wild Bill Rule where you always make sure you've got your back to a wall so someone can't sneak up and get you from behind. The only drawback is some Leatherface-esque guy breaking through behind ,but this is a rarity.
If you don't trust the people you're with than whatever you do don't eat the food unless you see them eat it first and even then you probably shouldn't eat it because your utensil/dish could just be poisoned and the food might not.
Take a second to periodically check behind you because people can be sneaky.
Cornfields equal death.
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Post by loverofbeers on Jul 27, 2012 20:34:04 GMT -5
Cornfields? You mean killing fields.
I would skip a Walmart or Sam's or Target. Too many people would be on it.
I have had the keys to beer warehouses, bars, high-end beer and foodstuffs stores, and liquor stores before. I might be able to swing the big-box specialty liquor store key at some point before the upcoming apocalypse.
Don't drink until the person who poured drinks. Watch them pour.
Talkative strangers appearing at your campsite bring future woes.
Attack the head. Don't stop until the head is no longer a head. Think strawberry jelly.
Run, run, run, run, run. Don't turn around. Run, run, run.
Don't trust women, Beauty killed the Beast.
If you drive into a town ran by children with no adults around, don't stop for gas.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Jul 28, 2012 20:07:22 GMT -5
If the people at the gas station are telling you to not go that way then you probably shouldn't go that way.
When visiting another country don't think you've gone native and go into places you know nothing about. When people tell you to stay away from those areas you should probably listen.
Don't rest unless the spot is secure.
Scarecrows are not to be trusted and are to be avoided.
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Post by loverofbeers on Jul 29, 2012 22:43:49 GMT -5
Don't get in the water (shower, pond, lake, ocean).
Don't piss on a grave or cadaver. Don't dance nekkid on a grave. Don't drink whiskey by a grave. Visit, be respectful, and scram!
Don't go down into the sewers.
If you spot a lone human tooth, leave or move immediately, and DO NOT investigate (Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper's The Toolbox Murders).
Put the ventriloquist dummy in a box, chain it up, put a lock on that mother, and chunk it out the window. Lock the window. You might consider dousing the dummy in gasoline and setting it aflame.
Don't say an urban legend's name five times in a row.
Don't be screamie or panicky. Keep a level head on, literally. Stay alive.
Don't ever sleep again.
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Post by wulf on Aug 3, 2012 21:43:16 GMT -5
Also, don't be the black guy. They are always the first to go.
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Post by horrornerd on Aug 8, 2012 2:05:53 GMT -5
Always go for the double tap lol
as far as weapons go, my family has a load of guns(rifles,shotguns,muzzleloaders) and bows so that is not a problem and everyone in my extended family has guns and most know how to recycle their bullets. so guns wouldn't be a problem.
I'd personally carry a double barrel shotty around with me as a back-up. My main weapons would be knifes and axes.
try to pool resources with neighbors and or friends
take groups and go scavenging medicine,food/water,and ammo. stock up on antibiotics,pain meds, insulin and other specialty med.
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Post by wulf on Aug 8, 2012 22:54:24 GMT -5
I have a handgun within easy reach in most of the rooms of the house and carry 2 when I go out. The second is just a .38 derringer in my small break away bag for if we go into someplace that I don't feel like wearing my maxpedition. I also have a large collection of rifles and shotguns so if anyone needs to seek shelter from the zombie hordes you're welcome to hold up at the Wulf compound. We're pretty self sufficient up here too, access to clean water and wild game if it came to that.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Aug 9, 2012 4:04:02 GMT -5
Always check the back of your car especially at night and when it is something that has more room such as a truck, SUV, or van. The excellent beginning of Urban Legends that I watched as a child has stuck with me.
Any space that someone could conceivably be hiding in to get you should be approached with caution. Make sure that when you explore said space you have some type of weapon in your hand and move back a foot or two just in case. I'm a hugh believer in this due to things I've witnessed personally, such as my cousin fitting himself into a cardboard tv box and a freezer while playing hide and go seek. That and I had a friend who found out someone who had been hiding in a dresser drawer of his for like 12 hours in order to avoid being caught.
Be wary of abandoned structures. Besides the fact that it could be structurally unstable and even though it offers shelter other people and animals could be thinking same thing and as I mentioned above you never know where people could be hiding.
If a killer is or could potentially be in your house and you've got a gun make sure you're in an area where your back is covered and let them come to you instead of you come to them.
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Post by loverofbeers on Aug 9, 2012 20:38:27 GMT -5
Stay on the road. Keep clear of the moors.....
Size up new environments. What can you use to defend yourself?
Get a dog. They bark at feint sounds you might not hear. They will fight along with you. They freak out around vampires and Terminators. They know when an earthquake is about to happen. "Dogs are better people than people". To quote myself.
Sex equals death.
Have a full tank of gas, if possible.
Though cute, wolves eat people.
Don't take a sleeping pill.
Don't be a woman, you will die or be damaged, fubarred, psychologically, by the time the credits of life roll.
....and beware the moon, lads.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Aug 10, 2012 5:05:54 GMT -5
If you're ran into a dead end don't just scream pointlessly, prepare for a fight.
Don't tempt fate. Even though I'm not religous and don't believe in ghosts or any of that if a place has got a reputation of some sort there's probably something to it and it should be avoided.
If the locals tell you an item will protect you then just take it. Even if you don't believe it can't really hurt you.
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Post by loverofbeers on Aug 12, 2012 2:19:32 GMT -5
Tonight I learned a few things from Wes Craven.
Don't be blind.
Anybody could be the killer, even YOU!
Don't hide in a closet, under the bed is safer and less obvious.
Don't break creepy traditions.
The killer will be determined and blood thirsty enough to try to survive multiple gunshots, just to kill some more, even while strapped to a gurney bleeding like a stuck pig in a speeding ambulance. Just aim for the head, it is so much easier that way.
Don't be an Asian kid.
Don't be a hot but bible preaching ginger kid.
Don't be a bully type of lecherous jock.
Don't be the hot blonde bitch.
Don't lose your cell phone in the girl's bathroom.
If you are a schizophrenic murderer with one rotten personality, play the hero, just off yourself. Or your loved ones will die.
Don't sleep again. Oops, did I err on that last one?
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Apr 12, 2013 3:33:47 GMT -5
After watching the original The Hitcher a few came to mind,
Don't pick up hitchhikers.
If you find yourself in the unfortunate situation of hitchhiking, be wary of the person picking you up and make sure you have a plan to get out in case something goes wrong.
If the hitchhiker tries to kill you and you manage to throw him out of your car proceed to run him over a few times with your car and then call the police.
If you get the advantage in a fight or confrontation with someone or something and it appears to be dead or incapacitated do not take the chance of doing some poetic justice and just make sure it's dead through use of the double tap rule.
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