In a genre that often insists on leaving loose ends -- plot twist -- or cliff hangers -- it’s
not a shock that horror has one of the largest selections of fan theories out there.
Ranging from a shared universe -- to time travel -- to characters popping up in multiple
franchises -- Fans of the genre have made some groundbreaking theories that are shockingly
difficult to debunk.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos we’re listing off some of the best of the best with our
list of the Top 5 Creepy Horror Movie Fan Theories That Will Keep You Up At Night.
Let’s jump in.
5 Sam Loomis Now -- the name Sam Loomis will ring a bell
for you most of you horror lovers out there -- but more shockingly it might not be from
just one movie -- no -- the character of Sam Loomis has appeared in two iconic horror movies
-- from two different directors.
The first Sam Loomis appeared in Hitchcock’s 1960 film Psycho -- he was the boyfriend of
Marion Crane -- the woman who suffered a grim fate in the Bates Motel bathroom.
As we know, by the end of the film Loomis catches the crazed killer who is ultimately
arrested.
The second Sam Loomis appears in John Carpenter’s Halloween -- the psychiatrist famous for treating
the deranged serial killer Michael Myers.
So, how are these two linked?
Well the theory goes that Sam Loomis in Psycho was so traumatized after the events that unfolded
at Bates Motel that he was ultimately led into a career in Psychology -- leading him
to a new patient, Michael Myers.
This one is a stretch -- and the most likely reasoning behind the same names is Carpenter’s
attempt at a subtle nod to Psycho -- considering Janet Leigh -- who played Marion Crane -- is
the mother of Jamie Lee Curtis.
Pretty cool.
4 The Origin of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Now -- this 1974 horror directed by Tobe Hooper
already has an abundance of theories surrounding it -- but a more noteable one that has surfaced
recently is the connection to Ed Gein.
As we know -- the serial killer was the inspiration behind the horror franchise -- but is there
more to it?
Well according to fans -- yes.
Theorists believe that officers who were investigating the Gein case lost their minds within the
house -- I mean, being surrounded by human skulls, wastebaskets of human skin -- and
nipples and noses lying around will do that to you.
They descended into the deepest depths of madness to the point that they decided to
stay in the house -- to continue on the heinous crimes and recreate his infamous murders -- eventually
becoming the family we see in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
I mean, it makes a lot of sense.
Considering R. Lee Ermy played a sheriff in the franchise -- assisting in all the grim
murders of Leatherface.
It also explains why the family next got caught.
3 Time Travel - The Blair Witch Project Now -- I am a big fan of this theory -- and
it logically makes the most sense surprisingly.
It has been discussed that in the original Blair Witch -- the main characters -- Heather,
Mike, and Josh -- either went back in time or were in an alternate reality when they
stepped foot into the woods.
How is this backed up?
Well in the sequel film when the characters stumble across rocks and stick figures -- some
fans have been quick to point out that they almost exactly resemble the ones we see in
the first film -- and that perhaps they were.
Not only that -- but when James hears screaming -- many people that it was actually Heather
-- and the screaming Heather hears is actually James -- thus putting the two films in the
exact same timeline during the exact same time.
It has also been noted that James could have been the one to scare Heather when entered
the basement -- making her drop her camera and possibly killing her.
If this turns out to be true -- the theory is essentially confirming that the blair witch
doesn’t in fact kill but is instead just an entity lingering in the woods.
2 The Home Alone and Saw Connection Now this one is just plain fun -- and yet
I can’t help but believe it could be true.
As we all know -- Kevin McCallister suffered through a nightmarish ordeal when his family
left him home alone -- forcing him to get creative as two thieves entered his home.
It’s a family film -- we get that -- but when you look a little closer, it seems that
Kevin has some angers issues lying dormant inside him -- finally coming out when he’s
forced to defend himself and his home.
He drops an iron on one mans head -- scatters glad and tar on the floor -- and even blow
torches one guys head -- honestly if that’s not a psychopath I don’t know what is.
Now -- with all these alarming torture devices many fans have drawn comparisons to the Saw
film -- which as we know is entirely reliant on torture devices to test its victims.
Could it be that little Kevin McCallister grew up to be Jigsaw -- emotionally scared
by his childhood ordeal -- thus living out the rest of his live setting up traps and
testing those that are wasting their lives?
I mean, it’s not the strangest thing I’ve ever heard.
1 All Horror Films Are Connected This one is true -- it just has to be -- I
don’t see how it couldn’t be.
Could all horror films be connected in one universal timeline?
Well we got our answer in the 1998 film Bride of Chucky.
In one scene an evidence locker is opened -- showing off Michael Myers’ mask -- Freddy’s
glove -- Leatherface’s chainsaw -- and Jason’s mask.
How is it that all these killers are appearing in one film?
Could it be that one detective -- maybe the like of Joseph Thorne has been investigating
all of these cases -- and these are the remains of what’s left of them.
Well -- considering that Michael Myers ended his reign of terror by being decapitated at
the end of the Halloween franchise.
Freddy also died at the end of his franchise -- and Jason in Friday 13th.
We aren’t too sure what became of Leatherface -- but the likely answer is that authorities
eventually hunted him down and arrested him -- perhaps even killing him in the process.
With all of that it’s not completely far fetched to believe that these are all resolved
cases by one department -- and the one final killer to be sought -- Chucky.
Well there we have it!
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Are there any that we missed?
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do a part 2.
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