History Main / CreepyCemetery

* [[{{Simpsons}} The Simpsons]] have a cemetery moved next door to their house, and it freaks Lisa out.
* SamuraiJack once had to battle an army of skeletal warriors in a cemetery.
* On ''SpongeBobSquarePants'', Mr. Krabs had to go into a cemetery to find a valuable hat and had to fight an army of undead fish.

* ''InvaderZim'' had a pretty creepy cemetary (but with cool LED-screen tombstones).

* Dr. Tesla's initial hiding place in ''Return of the Vampire'' is a decrepit, fog-covered graveyard outside of London. When he is revived, he moves to an abandoned church.

* The opening scene (and first zombie attack) in ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead'' takes place in one of these. Subverted somewhat in that a.) it all happens in [[DaylightHorror broad daylight]] and b.) we never actually see the zombie emerge from a grave.

* The same is true of ''DungeonsAndDragons'', which has an even greater variety of undead.

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[[caption-width-right:350: [[HorrifyingTheHorror So creepy that even the vampire wants to leave.]]]]

** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', Link can drop down into some of the graves to do things like race the ghost of an [[TheCreepyUndertaker Undertaker]] in a creepy maze and fight [[OurZombiesAreDifferent ReDeads]]. Also, it houses the entrance to the spooky shadow temple, and the well isn't too far away from the cemetery.

In one of these cemetaries, it is '''always''' nighttime, or occasionally twilight. Most often the moon is full, for extra supernatural points. [[SnowMeansDeath Snow]] may also be present, or [[OminousFog fog]]. And more importantly... [[NightOfTheLivingMooks the dead ''aren't really dead'']].

* A verse from Robert Blair's 1743 poem ''The Grave'' lampshades this:

By glimpse of moonshine chequering thro' the trees,\\

Whistling aloud to bear his courage up,\\
And lightly tripping o'er the long flat stones,\\

That tell in homely phrase who lie below.\\
Sudden he starts, and hears, or thinks he hears,\\
The sound of something purring at his heels;\\

'Till, out of breath, he overtakes his fellows,\\

* The opening scene, and first zombie attack, in ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead'' takes place in one of these. Subverted somewhat in that a.) it all happens in [[DaylightHorror broad daylight]] and b.) we never actually see the zombie emerge from a grave.

* The opening scene (and first zombie attack) in ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead'' takes place in one of these. Subverted somewhat in that a.) it all happens in [[DaylightHorror broad daylight]] and b.) we never actually see the zombie emerge from a grave.

-->-- '''Rupert Giles''', ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''

->''"Mist ... cemetery ... Halloween. Should end well."''
-->-- '''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'''

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', Link can drop down into some of the graves to do things like race the ghost of an [[TheCreepyUndertaker Undertaker]] in a creepy maze and fight [[OurZombiesAreDifferent ReDeads]]. Also, it houses the entrance to the spooky shadow temple, and the well isn't too far away from the cemetery.

-->-- '''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'''

In one of these cemetaries, it is '''always''' nighttime, or occasionally twilight. Most often the moon is full, for extra supernatural points. [[SnowMeansDeath Snow]] may also be present, or [[OmniousFog fog]]. And more importantly... [[NightOfTheLivingMooks the dead ''aren't really dead'']].

In one of these cemetaries, It is '''always''' nighttime, or occasionally twilight. Most often the moon is full, for extra supernatural points. [[SnowMeansDeath Snow]] may also be present. And more importantly... [[NightOfTheLivingMooks the dead ''aren't really dead'']].

Cemeteries have long held an air of creepiness. They are places where we bury our loved ones. Places that make us think of unpleasant things. Sometimes the place manages to creep you out because of the way it looks but there's a reason {{Fantasy}} and {{Horror}} like this setting. It's the birth place of TheUndead and in a ZombieApocalypse, expect every grave to be a ClownCarGrave. If you're lucky, then the local vampire coven didn't get the memo about this not being the best place to sleep. If you're lucky just need to find their AncientTomb and hope there isn't a night guard ([[OurVampiresAreDifferent and that they're heavy sleepers]]).

* Attempted in ''PlanNineFromOuterSpace'', although it's actually a [[SoBadItsGood laughably bad]] set.
%%* Dr. Tesla's initial hiding place is a decrepit, fog-covered graveyard outside of London. When he is revived, he moves to an abandoned church.

* The rabbits in ''WatershipDown'' cross through one. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgtUnfb2VqM3#t=2m30s Watch it here.]]

* The punks in ''TheReturnOfTheLivingDead'' use a cemetery as their stomping ground. This is a bad idea.

* ''HocusPocus'' has a graveyard, but relies on elements from the rest of the movie to add the creepiness factor.

* Dr. Tesla's initial hiding place is a decrepit, fog-covered graveyard outside of London. When he is revived, he moves to an abandoned church.

* Averted in ''TheZombieSurvivalGuide'', which points out that zombies (by that book's rules) ''can't'' rise from the grave, and they won't go into cemeteries because that's not where the food is. Therefore, cemeteries are usually a good place to rest.

* In the episode of ''CaptainNTheGameMaster'' where the titular captain first meets [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda Link and Princess Zelda]], they venture into Hyrule's cemetery during their adventure. The Captain notes that the cemetery is ''much'' creepier in person than in the game.

* In ''Film/FreddyVsJason'', this is where Lori ends up in her first nightmare.

* Real-world public cemetaries are often portal nests in the AlternateRealityGame ''VideoGame/{{Ingress}}''. It can seem pretty wrong to non-players and even some players, but cemetaries often feature graves and memorials of historial and cultural importance, and therefore qualify as portal sites, so cemetary portals are here to stay.