# If you could make a horror anthology film set in preexisting universes what settings would you use?

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**Author:** ![Cmyers1980](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyers1980/32/11814_2.png) [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\
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If you could make a horror anthology film with segments set in preexisting universes what settings and characters would you use and why?

My example:

1: Sheriff Hoyt helps an unsuspecting traveler with a flat tire (Texas Chainsaw Massacre).

2: The Trixie virus appears in a major city (The Crazies).

3: A group of criminals on the run come across Mick Taylor’s lair (Wolf Creek).

4: The Lament Configuration appears at a puzzle convention (Hellraiser).

5: Peter and Paul meet a door to door knife salesman during one of their sprees (Funny Games).

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
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I’m not really sure exactly what you are asking for. (I haven’t seen any of those movies, so that doesn’t help )

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**Author:** ![Moonrise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonrise/32/14764_2.png) [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-a-horror-anthology-film-set-in-preexisting-universes-what-settings-would-you-use/1000715/3 "2024-04-25T07:32:04Z")

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> [@Cmyers1980](#):
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> The Lament Configuration appears at a puzzle convention (Hellraiser).

This one could be fun.