10. In the Woods – The Evil Dead (1981) Question: If you found the recorded diary of a scholar who had been destroyed by demons he accidentally summoned up by reading an ancient incantation, would you play back the tape of him reading it? Apparently this never occurred to Ash and company, who elbow each other and giggle while the gates of hell open up in the forest outside their cabin. 9. Life’s a Beach, and Then You Die – Jaws (1975) Perhaps there’s no stock horror movie character more infuriating than the cynical, shameless profiteer who blows everything to hell through his greed/pride. Take the mayor of Amity, for example, who sees fit to keep the beaches open for the holiday weekend despite repeated shark attacks. The result: instant smorgasbord! 8. Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Dumb – Night of the Living Dead (1968) I don’t care if there was a wh...
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