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Having just recently seen this movie, there may be some
relevancy giving it a boost onto this list, but having had had it in my
peripherals for years, it is without a doubt, worthy. The murky, shallow waters
of Black Water are deeply troubling. The foreign horror film is
definitely one of those movies that greatly benefits from its remote and
beautiful, but scary location. While the audience sits there hopeful that the
mangroves will provide some sort of possible survival, the far out location of
the watered forest, dashes a lot of the characters' determination. It's an
impressive choice by the filmmakers because of the close proximity of a danger
that potentially couldn't reach them. It's a die of starvation or die by
crocodile situation that is all propelled through the setting of Black Water.
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The movie that scared a generation out of the water, it's hard
to believe that Jaws wouldn't even exist without the ocean it takes
place in. Sure this is a pretty grandeuous statement since none of us would
exist without the ground we stand on, but the fact of the matter is, Jaws specifically
hinges on the water because of the limitations gills presents. Which makes the
film's setting all the more effective. For a horror movie that's scare tactic
is so easily avoidable (just don't go in the ocean), it's amazingly
effective at instilling fear in its viewers - even in 2017. Whereas, other
ocean-based horror films are almost as scary, there is something so realistic
about the waters in Jaws. Movies like The Shallows are great and
terrifying in their own right, but the polished, gleaming waters in movies like
it just aren't as scary as the Atlantic Ocean in Jaws.
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Iconic; this is the only word to describe the fictionally
named patch of woods outside of the very real Burkittsville, Maryland
where a team of young filmmakers disappeared under haunting circumstances.
Later, when the film was revisited in the Book of Shadows sequel and the
2016 Blair Witch, the mythology surrounding this forest continued to
grow. While the follow-up films received some negative reviews, the one
constant was this: that the Black Hills Forest would be a terrifying place to
visit. The very plain, very unpolished forest that the mysterious Blair Witch
calls home is perhaps one of the scariest plots of lands and one that made
hikers fearful of the woods for years to come.
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Based on the book of the same name, The Ruins placement on
this list is basically a twofer in honor of Earth Day; an ecological horror
with a visually stunning backdrop. All of this culminates into truly
outstanding scenery for a terrifyingly vivid destination horror film. The
overly sunny, super saturated ruins of Mexico make for a similar atmosphere to The
Hills Have Eyes but with added humidity to make you sweat. It's one of
those movies that'll make you think twice about visiting popular tourist
attractions - even if the ruin featured is off the beaten path.
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Is there anything more effective than claustrophobia? By far one
of the most common fears, the use of it in horror has been near constant, but
no other film captures this sensation better than The Descent. By far
one of the scariest horror films ever, the setting of this film is the most
worthy of this number one spot. The deep, dark underground cavern the women of The
Descent get trapped in is a hauntingly terrible and the main reason many
have crossed spelunking and cave diving off of their must-do lists. While
not the first thing one might think of when they think of Earth Day, the
underground caves in The Descent, are definitely a part of nature.
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