Maniac – photo by IFC Midnight
Some jobs are more dangerous than others in the world of horror films, as things never seem to end well for those working in these five professions…
If horror has taught us anything, it’s this: if you’re a character in a horror film, regardless of the career path you’ve chosen, it’s that the chances of you being still around – or at least still in one piece – when the credits roll is a statistical impossibility.
The peripheral concerns faced by the gainfully employed on a daily basis such as facing the axe, a delay in payment, rushing against the clock to meet time-sensitive deadlines and the suspicion that your boss may or may not be entirely human pale when compared to the myriad risks involved for the unfortunate characters on the following list of killer professions. For the folks on this list, the term occupational hazard takes on far more ominous connotations. Beheadings, scalping, grotesque transmutation and dismemberment and it’s all part of a day’s work….
1. Babysitter – The House of the Devil (2009)
Nothing good can ever come from accepting a “babysitting” gig from a trio of eccentric Satanists who reside in an Addams Family style mansion in the middle of nowhere. So, it’ll come as no surprise that things don’t end well for cash-strapped college student Samantha (Jocelin Donahue) in Ti West’s 2009 80s-based satanic-themed cautionary tale The House of the Devil.
The story follows the aforementioned Samantha who responds to an advertisement placed on a Help Wanted notice board and against her friend’s better judgement, takes on the ridiculously well-paid job. The folks who hire her aren’t really a stickler for rules but make one thing crystal clear: she must stay out of the attic. So, after dancing down shadowy corridors and ordering pizza, Sam grows bored and finds herself climbing those rickety stairs towards the forbidden room at the top of the house…
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