Most Under Rated Murder Weapons

With the butcher knife being used over and over in the old slasher films, we take a look at the top 6 most under rated weapons.

6. The Icicle
The glistening point of an icicle may appear to be just the sign of a cold winters day, but why, oh why hasn’t this seemingly deadly piece of mother nature never been used for killing? The visuals of blood dripping, and freezing onto the point of an icicle are all too rare. Not to mention the scene of the arctic for a good slasher is still mostly unused. So come on killers, use the icicle! I mean, think about it, the murder weapon will just melt away!

5. The Candlestick
The candlestick, the culprit for many a killings on the deadly board of ‘Clue’…yet on the silver screen, it lays untarnished in the background. Fighting to make an apperance but falling short, only landing gigs holding up candles for Séances. Still a valuable tool, and possibly one of the most brilliant blunt weapons ever thought of.

4.Plastic Bag
Ah, the plastic bag…the incarnation of everyone’s worst fears of suffocation. The simplicity of the weapon…a simple swipe over the victims head, leaving them squirming to attempt to suck any minute amount of air into their lungs. Perhaps not very gory, but clean, quick, and cruel.

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Real Life Serial Killer: Smiley Face Killer

After a series of murders of college students from across the country, and a single chilling detail ties them all togther, smily faces located near the murder scenes. What exactly this means is not exactly kown, but the theroy of an underground organization has been proposed. All of the possible murders have been executed in a way that makes the death appear to be a drowning accident. While no evidence of neither accident, or intenional killings, we here at Horror Labs tend to lean toward the conspiracy theroies. The concept of this secret cult on college campus’ around the country is disturbing to think about, and scary to consider its possibilities. Needless to say, Horror Labs will keep everyone up to date on The Smiley Face Killer.

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