Terror has a special relationship with location. Often, monsters are as iconic as the places they cause severe damage. for Exorcist Here are the long steps next to the Macneil house in Georgetown. for Friday 13Th It’s the campsite Crystal Lake. Then you will have the castle of Dracula, one of the first iconic horror locations in the field. The list goes on, branching wildly, including the home at 112 Ocean Avenue, Armeville, New York, notorious Amityville Horrorand Seneca Creek State Park in Montgomery County, Maryland, in the discovery of the classic lens Blair Witch Project.
What’s special about these locations is that you can access them (in some cases, in some cases, avoid being accused of trespassing). They can inspire horror travel. People can jump into cars, travel from them, and then stroll around the same place the master filmmakers to bring their nightmare to life.
For some, the Holy Grail of a Horror Location is the Monroeville Mall, Pennsylvania George RomeroClassic from 1978 dawn. This is one of the most effective symbols of horror, reminding the human attachment to materialism and the homosexual nature of the capitalist values it represents. Now, it Walmart.
According to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4, the giant retail company bought all of the malls for only $34 million, and they will be co-managed with Cypress stock. A new retail and commercial destination with priority to “retail and entertainment, restaurants, residences, hotels, offices and public places”.
The purchase took place on February 4thTh This year, George Romero’s birthday. While some may think this is a bad omen of the mall’s future, I think this further confirms the social criticism of the film. Like a zombie dawn It is recommended that money go back to places that flourish where there is nowhere to go. The problem is that it regained its sights on the changes in the blanket, with little respect for what was before. The history of the location has been overlooked and promises that there will be a bright future covering other considerations. In this case, we will lose the status of cultural importance.
Monroeville Mall accepted its status as a terrifying attraction. It has a living dead museum and gift shop that opens from Thursday to Monday, including props and souvenirs from every corner of the zombie. They are part of an attraction with the theme of zombie history in movies and pop culture. Additionally, shopping malls have hosted numerous zombie events over the years, including zombie walks (in the name of “The Journey to the Dead”) and festivals. It is closely linked to the region’s “Living Dead Weekend” celebration, which includes the Romero classics, screenings of guest signatures and panels, and special events organized by the museum.
Whatever Walmart’s plans are, we want them to include preserving zombie history. It’s more than just a movie location you can visit. The mall has gone to great lengths to commemorate the work Romero did there, and then some. It still proudly shows its love and dedication Dead Culture and continue to be based on this culture, thus creating a very special and unique community. We can’t lose that.
This may sound far-fetched, but if all the work is threatened by erasure, it is not a bad idea to consider registering a shopping mall as a historic site. This may provide protection measures that can protect its presence or even highlight its surrounding communities. So let’s pay close attention. If this beloved horror destination is the victim of the hungry version of the kind of capitalism the place already represents (the irony is not lost in me), then it could mean that the next “Road to the Dead” event could end up being A parade to survive. We already know that zombies can take over at any time. If Romero’s films teach us anything, it’s that the dead always come in.
