{"id":385,"date":"2021-10-28T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/10\/28\/us-horror-movie-death-count-how-safe-is-your-state\/"},"modified":"2021-10-28T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T15:38:00","slug":"us-horror-movie-death-count-how-safe-is-your-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/10\/28\/us-horror-movie-death-count-how-safe-is-your-state\/","title":{"rendered":"US Horror Movie Death Count: How Safe Is Your State?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I know we just had a not entirely scientific pop culture article, but when CableTV.com<\/a> reached out to me with this, I couldn’t resist sharing. US Horror Movie Death Count: How Safe Is Your State?Awww, yeah.<\/p>\n

So, what is the methodology? Pretty solid. First, we narrowed down Rotten Tomatoes’ 200 Best Horror Movies of All Time to include only movies with a US location. Then, we found the number of deaths in each film using Bodycounters.com and Fandom’s list of deaths.<\/p>\n

With 63 films containing over 1,300 frightening fates, we totaled how many cinematic slaughters stack up in each state. (And if you’re in one of the 26 states not included, you should be safe . . . for now.)<\/p>\n

Death totals include some non-human characters, and we did not include any deaths that weren’t shown on screen.<\/p>\n

Here’s the regional breakdown: <\/strong>
\nNortheast:<\/strong> 954 deaths
\nWest: <\/strong>225 deaths
\nMidwest:<\/strong> 108 deaths
\nSouth:<\/strong> 93 deaths<\/p>\n

Apparently living near the coastline helps balance out your odds: The twenty non-coastal states accounted for nearly 59% of the horror movie deaths while the thirty coastal states accounted for just over 41% of the total kills.<\/p>\n

Okay, no more teasing, here are the deadliest states according to horror movies:<\/p>\n

State <\/strong>         Number of Deaths <\/strong>         Number of Movies<\/strong>\nPennsylvania          615                       6\nNew York              254                       7\nCalifornia            163                       17\nMaine                 60                        4\nIllinois              45                        4\nOhio                  39                        4\nSouth Carolina        36                        1\nNevada                34                        1\nMissouri              16                        1\nTexas                 15                        2\nWest Virginia         14                        1\nMassachusetts         13                        1\nUtah                  13                        1\nRhode Island          12                        1\nVirginia              10                        1\nMichigan              8                         2\nColorado              7                         2\nNorth Carolina        7                         1\nFlorida               5                         1\nWashington            5                         1\nTennessee             4                         1\nOregon                3                         1\nWashington D.C.       2                         1<\/pre>\n
You can read the whole report by Trevor Wheelwright here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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