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Check Out This Map Of Most Popular Horror Villians By State According To Google

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Oh, Google. You have consumed our lives with your vast of knowledge of everything and beyond from medicinal home remedies, that perfect pumpkin pie recipe, and of course, each US state’s most popular horror villain. Because, you know, the last one is pretty goddamn important here.

However, you’re probably asking yourselves how something like this is determined? Well, simply put- the data analyst team over at Frontier Bundles selected 15 popular villains from classic, pre-2000 horror movies and used Google Trends to analyze their search volume in the last 12 months. The horror icon with the highest search volume from each state was then determined as the cream of the crop from your home state!

I have a feeling you’re either going to be ultimately outraged or gleefully chanting to the Heart of Damballa. Good times either way and might I add: Way to go West Virginia! I’m thoroughly impressed with your love for all things horror!

Your State’s Most-Googled Horror Villain

Alabama Chucky

Alaska Alien

Arizona Chucky / Norman Bates

Arkansas Hannibal Lecter / Norman Bates

California Chucky

Colorado Jack Torrance

Connecticut Frankenstein’s Monster

Delaware Norman Bates

Florida Norman Bates

Georgia Ghostface

Hawaii Alien

Idaho Frankenstein’s Monster

Illinois Chucky

Indiana Pinhead

Iowa Pennywise

Kansas Count Dracula

Kentucky Leatherface

Louisiana Chucky

Maine David Kessler

Maryland Norman Bates

Massachusetts Frankenstein’s Monster

Michigan Norman Bates

Minnesota Alien

Mississippi Chucky

Missouri Hannibal Lecter

Montana Norman Bates

Nebraska Pennywise

Nevada Chucky

New Hampshire Norman Bates

New Jersey Frankenstein’s Monster

New Mexico Alien

New York Frankenstein’s Monster

North Carolina Chucky

North Dakota Norman Bates

Ohio Norman Bates

Oklahoma Norman Bates

Oregon Jack Torrance

Pennsylvania Norman Bates

Rhode Island Norman Bates / Frankenstein’s Monster

South Carolina Chucky

South Dakota Pinhead

Tennessee Chucky

Texas Chucky

Utah Count Dracula

Vermont Hannibal Lecter

Virginia Jack Torrance

Washington Alien

West Virginia (See below for 7-way tie results)

Wisconsin Norman Bates

Wyoming Count Dracula

West Virginia’s 7-way tie: Pinhead, Michael Myers, Count Dracula, Hannibal Lecter, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Pennywise

Do you agree with these findings? Drop a comment and let’s talk about this!

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Check Out Midnight Movies and Hushaween FREE This October on COMET TV!

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Midnight horror madness, spooky silent pictures, and retro gold TV all for free with no subscription needed over at COMET TV! As Halloween tends to be our Christmas around here, that just leaves more money for spooky activities!

And who doesn’t love that?

COMET TV, a free service to those who own Apple TV and ROKU devices, will be airing midnight showings of favorite cult classics every Monday through Friday in October for late-night spooky thrills to instill a little of the Samhain fuzzies. In addition to a two-time a day showing of retro Sci-Fy series Babylon 5, on Halloween night, the network is throwing down “HUSHAWEEN”; a silent movie marathon of the greats of the era featuring Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Dr. Calgari, and The Phantom of the Opera!

Midnight Madness airs weeknights at MIDNIGHT/11C

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

COCKNEY VS. ZOMBIES

THE FALLING AFTER MIDNIGHT

VAMPIRES ON BIKINI BEACH

WOLF

WITCHBOARD

BATS

GHOST TOWN

SCARECROWS

NIGHT OF THE CREEPS

UNSPEAKABLE

PALE BLOOD

SUGAR HILL

HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL

THE RAGE: CARRIE 2

AND MORE…

You can check the full spooky schedule over at COMET’s official site by clicking here.

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October Streaming: Filmstruck Highlights Classic Frights and Early Century Halloween Cartoons!

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From vampires, Japanese horror, to some of the oldest Halloween cartoon shorts and films to EVER grace the halls of the streaming library, Filmstruck is going vintage hard this Halloween and I’m loving them for it.

This year along with Filmstruck’s October lineup of monster movies, you’ll be transported back in time to the silent era with Halloween cartoons and comedies as early as 1907! And in case you need a reminder of just how creepy that decade was for Halloween, let me refresh that memory of yours…

How’d you like that knocking on your door asking for candy, eh?

Select highlights in Filmstruck October also include director of the week Terence Fisher (The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula and 1959’s The Mummy), written by Robert Louis Stevenson (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Body Snatcher), and Japanese Horror Classics (Kwaidan, Onibaba and House).

Filmstruck in October:

Star of the Week Lon Chaney – begins streaming Oct. 12: See 16 of Lon Chaney’s silent spooks including his classics The Phantom of the Opera and The Hunchback of Notre Dame as well as a FilmStruck Extra about his career, makeup, and prosthetics.

Director of the Week Terence Fisher – begins streaming Oct. 19: Check out the first full-color gothic horror films from British director Terence Fisher, featuring The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula and 1959’s The Mummy.

Cartoon Roots: Halloween Haunts – begins streaming Oct. 19: Discover some of the earliest Halloween cartoons and comedies in this collection featuring the oldest films to hit FilmStruck, 1907’s The Pumpkin Race and 1908’s The Haunted Hotel.

Japanese Horror Classics – begins streaming Oct. 19: Fans can stream one of the most popular genres of scary movies including Kwaidan, Onibaba, and House.