Hospital Horror Movies That Will Make You Wish You Had Home Care
Creepy Hospital Horror Movies
I was going to share a short horror story I wrote when I was 15 or 16 years old; unfortunately, I seemed to have misplaced that story, so I thought I would share some hospital horror instead. The following hospital horror movies are sure to give you a good scare.
I'm sorry I missed last week; I was sick, probably because I decided to write about Exorcist 3. You will know what I mean when you read about that movie.
Halloween 2 (1981)
Halloween 2 had some big shoes to fill after the massive success of Halloween. While no Halloween movie can be as good as the original, Halloween 2 gives it a good shot and is one of the best horror movies in the franchise.
Halloween 2 was directed by Rick Rosenthal and written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. The movie takes place right after the original film.
Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) is taken to the hospital after being attacked by Michael Myers (Dick Warlock). It is in this film that it is revealed that Laurie Strode is Michael Myer's sister. A plot point that many people hated, including Quentin Tarantino. Some people felt like it made Michael Myers less mysterious and less scary.
The majority of Halloween 2 takes place in a hospital. Myers is still stalking and trying to kill Laurie Strode. The movie does a great job of maintaining the original film's tone and atmosphere.
The hospital provides a claustrophobic and unsettling environment with long hallways, flickering lights and ominous shadows.
The performances by Pleasence and Curtis are just as strong in this film as in the original. The performance of Pleasence's portrayal of Dr. Loomis is both intense and sympathetic. The ending of the film seemed like it would be the last Halloween movie or at least the last Halloween movie with the story of Michael Myers, but who knew that there would be many more films to come? Like every good slasher movie, the killer just keeps coming back.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is probably the best Nightmare on Elm Street movie after the original. The original Nightmare on Elm Street film is so terrifying because it was the first-time people were introduced to Freddy Krueger (Robert England) with his knives for fingers and his ominous grin.
A few things make A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors stand out. It takes place at an eerie mental institution that creates a creepy tone for the film. The movie emphasized character development instead of just creating cardboard characters whose only purpose in the film was to be murdered by a slasher. The other movies were more comedic but less scary.
The Dream Warriors takes time to flesh out each character so that the audience will emphasize and become emotionally involved with the characters. Another strength of the film is that each character has weaknesses that Freddy Kruger can use against them in the movie's battles.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors stands out because each character not only has a weakness that Freddy Kruger can exploit, but each character has a special gift making them like superheroes in a Marvel movie. Each of their gifts can be used to defeat Freddy.
The movie picks up years after the events of the second film. Freddy Kruger is terrorizing a new group of teenagers in their dreams. Heather Langenkamp reprises her role as an older and wiser Nancy who understands what the teens are going through, and this isn't her first rodeo with Freddy Krueger. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a fun popcorn movie and a great film to watch around Halloween or during a party. (not too young of a party because there is a nurse (Sally Piper) scene in this movie that every teenage boy will remember, and it may be an embarrassing scene for teenagers and parents to watch together)
The Eye (2002)
The first few movies I mentioned are fun popcorn movies. The next few movies I mention may creep some people out or even scare the shit out of them. You probably need to watch these movies with the lights on unless you enjoy being scared.
The first movie on the list is the 2002 movie The Eye, not the remake but the original Korean movie. The original film is scarier. The Eye is creepy in that YouTube rabbit hole kind of way. You know when you watch stranger and stranger YouTube clips until you land on weird videos that scare you, and you can't sleep at night? You look over your shoulder to see if anyone is watching you. The Eye is creepy in that kind of way.
It was directed by The Pony Brothers and stars Angelica Lee as a blind girl named Wong Kar Mun who receives an eye transplant that allows her to see for the first time. The only problem is that she starts seeing ghosts and spirits and has strange visions. She realizes there is something off about the new pair of eyes she has received.
The eyes in the film are a great twist that many horror movies use. The eyes she received remove the curse of blindness only to be replaced by a new curse. The 1986 movie The Fly uses a similar technique. The brilliant scientist (Seth Brundle), played by Jeff Goldblum in one of his finest performances, becomes supernaturally physically stronger while becoming insane and morally corrupt.
The Eye creates a dark atmosphere and eerie tone, creating a sense of unease and dread with the unique camera angles. The Eye, like The Blair Witch Project, is one of those movies that would probably freak some people out if they watched it alone in the dark while lying in bed.
The Exorcist 3 (1990)
The Exorcist 3 isn't as scary as the original Exorcist movie, but not many movies are. It is still a scary movie. And given the film's subject matter, it is creepy that Exorcist 3 was Jeffrey Dahmer's favorite movie. The Exorcist 3 may be a scary movie for me because of something that happened while watching this movie. I rewatched the movie a few years ago, and little did I know I was in the early stages of Covid while watching the movie.
I knew I didn't feel well and felt a little off, but I didn't know what was wrong with me. Little did I know that my life over the next few months would become a living hell, and I would feel closer to death than I have ever felt before. It challenged my faith as I lay in the hospital bed at night and watched people debate on social media about how Covid was a scam and that it wasn't real. Some of these were people I knew like I was making it up and laying in the hospital bed for the hell of it. It also challenged my faith to see what would happen to America Christianity during that time. America Christianity has always been political, but it has gotten worse over the years. I dream of breaking bread and loving one another in the faith, but those days seem long gone.
I stopped looking at social media and turned to God. It was amazing how none of the sermons, spiritual gurus, or teachers of the word encouraged me or helped me in my time of need. The teachings and sermons seemed hollow. What did help was praying and listening to old hymns on my iPhone and waiting to feel the presence of God. Another thing that seemed to help me during this time was that Back to Future movies were playing on television, and I have always enjoyed the movies. I thought back to my dad and me seeing the movie in the theater; he is no longer with me. He died in 2011. Little did we know that they would still be playing Back to the Future this many years later.
After I left the hospital, I was sent home on oxygen. I wondered if I would ever get off of it, and eventually, I did. So, Exorcist 3 brings up some triggers in me, to say the least, and it probably isn't a movie I will watch again.
The Exorcist 3 is a 1990 movie directed by William Peter Blatty, who wrote the novel The Exorcist. The movie follows Lieutenant Willam F Kinderman in a suburb performance by George C Scott as he investigates a series of murders similar to murders committed by a serial killer who died 15 years earlier.
The movie takes place in a dimly lit hospital with a slow-burn pace. The scene with the old woman is both creepy and terrifying. You'll know the scene when you see it. The Exorcist 3 struggles with faith in a way that many horror movies don't.
One good thing from my battle with Covid is that I wrote a creepy short screenplay when I had the strength to write. I may share it on Substack sometime. Let me know if you know anyone who would like to make a creepy short film. Until next time….
Great writing . I’m so sorry you had such a battle with covid actually covid pneumonia and me as your Mother watching you go through this while I also had covid was heartbreaking and as you said the people that were saying it was a scam were ignorant and so political . I kept my faith through this due too knowing what God had instilled in me that I knew you were going to make it . As for Christianity they can be ignorant as well . So where is my faith ? In God and God alone . Thank you for the great articles .