As if college isn't scary enough, we are bound to meet a handful of people that make it feel like you are actually in a horror movie.
1. Michael Myers (Halloween)
One of the scariest things about Michael Myers is his ability to catch up to his fleeing victims despite his walking pace. Within the first month of college, you have most likely been transported into a less-scary version of being chased by Michael. We call this person, deadlines. Okay, so this isn't a REAL person but he is just as scary. You will push off your assignments despite the fact that you have known about them way ahead of time. Deadlines are sneaky little things and they will definitely catch you when you least expect it ( unless you happen to be the rare kind of person who checks the syllabus regularly).
2. Freddy Kruger (Nightmare on Elm Street)
Freddy Kruger, the man who haunts his victims while they are sleeping. There is no escaping him. Many professors will resemble Freddy in the sense that they will either keep you from sleeping or give you nightmares while you do. You have the choice to deprive yourself of sleep in order to complete the assignments, or you face the nightmare we call a failing grade.
3. Ghostface (Scream)
In the Scream movies, Ghostface is notorious for asking his victims a series of questions on the phone before he pops out and stabs them. Without the appetite for murder, the boy that sat next to you in class and asked for your number has a lot in common with Ghostface. If you give him that number, there is a strong chance the conversation will lead to him asking to play 20 questions (and we all know what that leads to).
4. Jigsaw (Saw)
Jigsaw has a thing for watching people be tortured or endure pain. Do you know who else does? Frat boys. Sure, they are not going to ask their bros to cut off fingers or bleed out a certain amount into a bucket, but they will dare each other to do the most absurd things with a failed outcome in mind. I can only imagine that the inside of a frat house on any given day looks like a YouTube fail compilation.
5. Pennywise (It)
As college students, we all have something we lean on to endure the everyday struggle of being a college student. Whether it is alcohol, Netflix, or food, we all have something that helps us get through the week. These are what we call our temptations, or crutches. We might as well call these things that feed on our fear, Pennywise. He feeds on things that make us feel the need to binge eat, drink and watch Netflix. Whatever you do, don't follow your temptations into sewer drains.
6. Jack Torrance (The Shining)
Although I haven't completely made up my mind if he should be considered a villain, we can all agree that he is completely mad. Whether you resemble him, or it is someone else, we all know a Jack Torrance. College will drive you crazy at times ( especially when you have more work than play), but some people take crazy just a step further. Every campus had those people that literally just scream out random things or the religious groups ( if that's what you want to call them) that come in and preach hate on campus. Yeah, those people have lost it. I advise you steer clear.
As you can see, college has many people who seem like they want to kill you. It's time to step up your game so you can survive these four years. College is SO great but you have to be careful. Stay safe, fellow students.
