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WARNING: <\/strong>This Article May Contain Spoilers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m sure none of you will be surprised when I say that this article was inspired by my watching of John Carpenter\u2019s adaptation of Christine. <\/em>I wanted to focus mainly on haunted vehicles as ochophobia is the fear of vehicles in general \u2013 but unfortunately it\u2019s rare to find anything that doesn\u2019t go on the road\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hybrid<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            OK, this is probably going to sound like a really odd statement \u2013 but who chose to cross a Chevrolet (not going to mention which model because it does change) with Predator? The vision at the beginning is so similar! But then I guess it\u2019s no surprise as it seems to have some sort of alien inside instead of an engine. Hence why it has been able to shapeshift. See, if it was actually a car killing people, and not what I assume is an alien posing as a car, I understand the motive for the first two murders because they\u2019re car thieves \u2013 but knowing what I know now watching the film \u2013 I don\u2019t understand what the motivation is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Killdozer<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            I\u2019ll be honest, having watched films such as Killer Pi\u00f1ata <\/em>and Killer Sofa, <\/em>I was expecting something rather cheesy! However this doesn\u2019t seem to be the case. OK, it\u2019s not exactly a haunted Dozer, instead it seems to become infected by an alien lifeform and because of this the mechanical beast takes on a life of its own. What\u2019s weird is its headlights almost look like antennae on an insect. I actually started to get the feeling that the Dozer wasn\u2019t intent on killing anyone, and that Beltran was an accident. But then it does seem to start hunting them so I may be wrong on that front. Now, unlike Hybrid <\/em>we never actually see the alien \u2013 just that a meteor crashes to Earth and the dozer hits a rock that glows blue. Again, I\u2019m not sure what the motivation is in this film, but maybe the alien has got scared or becomes a little territorial of where it has landed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black Cadillac<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            I found it unbelievable that this was based on a true story \u2013 the director\u2019s own experience in fact! You wonder how terrifying it must have been for him and his friends for him to make a horror film about what seems to be a driverless black Cadillac following a group of teenagers. Then again, I guess if he never saw the face of the driver that was following him back in the \u201880s, the slightly tinted window adds to that in the film. I think this is actually scarier than a car that has been haunted by a past owner\u2019s spirit or an alien \u2013 being followed by an unknown assailant. The rumble of the engine every now and then reminded me of a lion, the guttural noise they make before letting out a roar. The one thing I will say, is that it slightly breaks the illusion of the film when you realise there turns out to be someone driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trucks<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            So, I referenced Christine <\/em>at the beginning of this article and low and behold this film is also taken from the wonderful mind of Stephen King. I\u2019ll be honest, the moment the first guy looked under his truck to check why it was driving funny, I thought it was going to run him over instead of trapping him in the cooler. Truthfully, I prefer that because being run over would have been too predictable. Unlike the other films in this list, it\u2019s more than one truck that\u2019s been affected and it\u2019s pretty creepy when the wing mirrors move like they\u2019re watching people go by. However, I would say that the WestWay truck is clearly the one calling the shots \u2013 especially with the way it seems to circle its victims like a wild animal waiting for the right moment to attack. What\u2019s quite dark is that the first on-screen kill is actually made by a toy truck and the second uses an air supply to create a physical being!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wraith<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            I\u2019ve mentioned a lot in the paragraphs above about it not being clear of the overall motive in the films. Well, this one is quite clearly revenge. However, knowing this about the film, made the opening a little confusing. Again, I wouldn\u2019t exactly say the car is the killer as it does have an actual driver \u2013 so unlike Trucks <\/em>there is someone genuinely behind the wheel. The confusing part for me is why, what seems to be someone from the future, is taking revenge on the people who killed Jamie. I got the feeling, especially when he tells Keri that he loves her, that Charlie Sheen\u2019s character of Jake Kesey may be Jamie reincarnated. It\u2019s more that the car is used as a murder weapon, like pushing Oggie off the road, than it being self-sufficient. It is an interesting idea though, to have a dead-man avenge his own death \u2013 not as a ghost but in reincarnation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hearse<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            So, this is a really interesting film to talk about. The first time we see the hearse is around 20 minutes in and it has a driver so from this aspect, it doesn\u2019t really fit into the article. Even more interestingly, the town believe the house is haunted so that really has nothing to do with the hearse at all. The one thing I will say, is that maybe the house is being haunted by the hearse and its driver? As he seems rather ghostly. I think what I\u2019m trying to say is, for a film that is supposed to be about a hearse stalking a woman \u2013 we actually don\u2019t see much of the hearse. It isn\u2019t even referenced by anyone until an hour in to the film. The real question is, who is haunting her \u2013 the hearse of the driver?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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