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Horror: Stores/Shops/Malls/Supermarkets

by lovealandjill • Created 9 years ago • Modified 2 years ago
A list of horror films that take place, or have scenes in stores. Including, but not necessarily limited to places such as, malls, department stores, shopping centers, grocery stores, marketplaces, hardware stores, convenience stores, specialty shops, pawn shops, gift shops, and so on.
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  • The Initiation (1984)

    1. The Initiation

    19841h 37mR
    5.6 (4.8K)
    An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.
    DirectorsLarry StewartPeter CraneStarsVera MilesClu GulagerDaphne Zuniga
  • John Paul in Dawn of the Dead (1978)

    2. Dawn of the Dead

    19782h 7mUnrated71Metascore
    7.8 (133K)
    During an escalating zombie epidemic, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter and his TV executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
    DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDavid EmgeKen ForeeScott H. Reiniger
  • Sarah Polley in Dawn of the Dead (2004)

    3. Dawn of the Dead

    20041h 41mR59Metascore
    7.2 (283K)
    A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
    DirectorZack SnyderStarsSarah PolleyVing RhamesMekhi Phifer
  • Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead (2004)

    4. Shaun of the Dead

    20041h 39mR76Metascore
    7.9 (623K)
    The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
    DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostKate Ashfield
  • Intruder (1989)

    5. Intruder

    19891h 23mR
    6.1 (12K)
    The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.
    DirectorScott SpiegelStarsLiz KernRenée EstevezDan Hicks
  • Thomas Jane and Nathan Gamble in The Mist (2007)

    6. The Mist

    20072h 6mR58Metascore
    7.1 (361K)
    After a massive thunderstorm, an eerie, unwavering fog descends upon a Maine community. Locals seek refuge in a grocery store from the monstrous creatures now roaming the countryside killing everyone they encounter.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsThomas JaneMarcia Gay HardenLaurie Holden
  • Night of the Comet (1984)

    7. Night of the Comet

    19841h 35mPG-1359Metascore
    6.3 (26K)
    A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.
    DirectorThom EberhardtStarsCatherine Mary StewartKelli MaroneyRobert Beltran
  • Kevin Bacon, Finn Carter, and Fred Ward in Tremors (1990)

    8. Tremors

    19901h 36mPG-1365Metascore
    7.2 (160K)
    Natives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one.
    DirectorRon UnderwoodStarsKevin BaconFred WardFinn Carter
  • Chopping Mall (1986)

    9. Chopping Mall

    19861h 17mR22Metascore
    5.6 (19K)
    A group of young shopping mall employees stay behind for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock-down before they can get out, the robot security system malfunctions, and goes on a killing spree.
    DirectorJim WynorskiStarsKelli MaroneyTony O'DellRussell Todd
  • Zach Galligan and Howie Mandel in Gremlins (1984)

    10. Gremlins

    19841h 46mPG70Metascore
    7.3 (263K)
    After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
    DirectorJoe DanteStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt Axton
  • Paulo Costanzo and Jill Wagner in Splinter (2008)

    11. Splinter

    20081h 22mR58Metascore
    6.1 (43K)
    Trapped in an isolated gas station by a voracious Splinter parasite that transforms its still-living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive this primal terror.
    DirectorToby WilkinsStarsShea WhighamJill WagnerPaulo Costanzo
  • We Are What We Are (2010)

    12. We Are What We Are

    20101h 30mNot Rated65Metascore
    5.7 (5.2K)
    When the patriarch of the family passes away, the teenage children must take responsibility for the family chores: the preparation of the rituals, the hunting and putting the all-important meat on the table. These newfound responsibilities are even more daunting, however, when you live in the city and happen to be a family of cannibals.
    DirectorJorge Michel GrauStarsFrancisco BarreiroPaulina GaitanAlan Chávez
  • Quinn Lord in Trick 'r Treat (2007)

    13. Trick 'r Treat

    20071h 22mR
    6.7 (110K)
    Five Halloween stories: A principal has a secret life, a virgin is looking for her first time, a group of kids pull a prank, a woman who loathes Halloween does not respect the rules and a mean old man meets a demonic trick-or-treater.
    DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsAnna PaquinBrian CoxDylan Baker
  • Michael Berryman in The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

    14. The Hills Have Eyes

    19771h 30mR64Metascore
    6.3 (41K)
    On the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack.
    DirectorWes CravenStarsSusan LanierRobert HoustonJohn Steadman
  • Into the Mirror (2003)

    15. Into the Mirror

    20031h 53mNot Rated
    6.3 (3.7K)
    An ex-cop, now working as a security guard in a shopping mall, tries to uncover the secret behind a series of mysterious deaths linked to mirrors.
    DirectorSung-ho KimStarsYoo Ji-taeKim Myung-minKim Hye-na
  • Kiefer Sutherland and Adina Rapiteanu in Mirrors (2008)

    16. Mirrors

    20081h 50mR35Metascore
    6.1 (117K)
    Ben guards a partly-destroyed property by night but begins to see strange images in its impeccable mirrors. After his sister is killed, he is convinced that evil forces are out to get him.
    DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsKiefer SutherlandPaula PattonAmy Smart
  • Stephanie Honoré in Mirrors 2 (2010)

    17. Mirrors 2

    20101h 26mRVideo
    4.8 (14K)
    When Max, who is recovering from a traumatic accident, takes a job as a nighttime security guard, he begins to see visions of a young mysterious woman in the store's mirror.
    DirectorVíctor GarciaStarsNick StahlEmmanuelle VaugierEvan Jones
  • Gene Jones and Kristina Klebe in Dementia (2015)

    18. Dementia

    20151h 30mNot Rated64Metascore
    5.1 (1.7K)
    After being diagnosed with Dementia, an elderly war veteran is forced by his estranged family to hire a live-in nurse, only to find she harbors a sinister secret.
    DirectorMike TestinStarsGene JonesKristina KlebeHassie Harrison
  • Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, and Edward Woodward in The Wicker Man (1973)

    19. The Wicker Man

    19731h 28mR87Metascore
    7.5 (101K)
    A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.
    DirectorRobin HardyStarsEdward WoodwardChristopher LeeDiane Cilento
  • Steve Oram, Alice Lowe, and Smurf in Sightseers (2012)

    20. Sightseers

    20121h 28mNot Rated69Metascore
    6.5 (31K)
    Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.
    DirectorBen WheatleyStarsAlice LoweKenneth HadleySteve Oram
  • Willow Creek (2013)

    21. Willow Creek

    20131h 20mNot Rated62Metascore
    5.1 (14K)
    A man and his girlfriend camp in the woods to capture firsthand evidence of Bigfoot.
    DirectorBobcat GoldthwaitStarsAlexie GilmoreBryce JohnsonLaura Montagna
  • Jenny Wright in I, Madman (1989)

    22. I, Madman

    19891h 29mR
    5.9 (4.1K)
    A bookshop clerk and wannabe actress starts seeing the disfigured killer from her 1950s pulp novels come to life and start killing people around her. She tries to convince her cop boyfriend, but to no avail.
    DirectorTibor TakácsStarsJenny WrightClayton RohnerRandall William Cook
  • Needful Things (1993)

    23. Needful Things

    19932h 1mR43Metascore
    6.3 (29K)
    A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.
    DirectorFraser C. HestonStarsMax von SydowEd HarrisBonnie Bedelia
  • The Transfiguration (2016)

    24. The Transfiguration

    20161h 37mNot Rated65Metascore
    6.1 (4.2K)
    When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality.
    DirectorMichael O'SheaStarsEric RuffinKarin CherchesChloë Levine
  • Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, and Julia Garner in We Are What We Are (2013)

    25. We Are What We Are

    20131h 45mR71Metascore
    5.9 (23K)
    The Parkers, a reclusive family who follow ancient customs, find their secret existence threatened as a torrential downpour moves into their area, forcing daughters Iris and Rose to assume responsibilities beyond those of a typical family.
    DirectorJim MickleStarsBill SageAmbyr ChildersJulia Garner

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