History Main / GasStationOfDoom

* In ''VideoGame/DeusEx 1'', an abandoned gas station near "the ruins of Los Angeles" is a place where you have to rescue a hostage. She'll die if your enemy so much as hears a footstep, so tread carefully. [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential And then kill her yourself. There actually isn't any penalty for that]].

* In ''VideoGame/DeusEx 1'', an abandoned gas station near "the ruins of Los Angeles" is a place where you have to rescue a hostage. She'll die if your enemy so much as hears a footstep, so tread carefully. [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential And then kill her yourself. There actually isn't any penalty for that.]]

* The gas station in ''Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre1974'' unfortunately turns out not to be the sanctuary for [[FinalGirl Sally Hardesty]] as the [[CreepyGasStationAttendant proprietor]] ties her up, gags her, and forces her into his truck. It also turns out to be a place where human meats are barbecued.

* The gas station in ''Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre1974'' unfortunately turns out not to be the sanctuary for [[FinalGirl Sally Hardesty]] as the [[CreepyGasStationAttendant proprietor]] ties her up, gags her, and forces her into his truck. It is also the place where human meats are barbecued.

* The gas station in ''Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre1974'' unfortunately turns out not to be the sanctuary for [[FinalGirl Sally Hardesty]] as the [[CreepyGasStationAttendant proprietor]] ties her up, gags her, and forces her into his truck.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[NightmareFuel Nightmare]] [[{{pun}} fuel]] station.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[NightmareFuel Nightmare]] [[{{pun}} Fuel]] station.]]

* The gas station in ''Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre'' unfortunately turns out not to be the sanctuary for [[FinalGirl Sally Hardesty]] as the [[CreepyGasStationAttendant proprietor]] ties her up, gags her, and forces her into his truck.

* The gas station in ''Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre'' unfortunately turns out not to be the sanctuary for the FinalGirl Sally Hardesty as the proprietor ties her up, gags her, and forces her into his truck.

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' sets the tone by beginning at a gas station on a rainy night, where Leon or Claire make their first encounter with the zombie outbreak in the back room of the station. The station doubles as a tutorial level before the plot moves on to Raccoon City itself.

* The horror comedy story [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/78xz7v/tales_from_the_gas_station/?st=jb2dw4jh&sh=3c08c738 Tales from the Gas Station]] is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin exactly what it says on the tin]].

* ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'': Frank Castle runs into one in Louisiana, that's actually a front for an inbred CannibalClan.

* ''Film/{{Nightmares}}'' segment "Terror in Topanga". A woman hears over the radio that a serial killer is on the loose. She naturally [[WhatAnIdiot goes out to get a pack of cigarettes]] and stops at a gas station. The attendant perfectly matches the serial killer's description and she gets worried. The attendant drags her out of the car, pulls out a gun and [[BaitAndSwitchGunshot shoots...the real serial killer]], who was hiding in her back seat.

* The first vampire attack in ''Film/FrightNight2NewBlood'' takes place at a deserted gas station. The victim manages to set the monster on fire by blowing up her car with with a ReusableLighterToss, but this only slows it down briefly.
* In ''Film/LifeBlood'', Rhea and Brooke decide to hole up in a remote gas station till the sun goes down; taking the clerk hostage. It is here that Brooke goes completely off the deep end and most of the killings occur.

* In the video game version of ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream'', Goristers scenario starts inside a steam punk air ship. The ship lands then in front of an abandoned gas station/truck stop, inside which Gorister has to face his inner demons.

* In ''Film/SixtyEightKill'', Chip has to stop at a remote gas station to fill up, and the cashier Monica notices the large bundle of cash he is carrying and tries to blackmail him. This marks the point at which the PethoraOfMistakes kicks into high gear.

* The horror anthology film ''Film/BodyBags'' has one segment appropriately named "The Gas Station" that played out like a SlasherMovie. A new attendant working the night shift is stalked by a lone killer as she tries to fight him off.

* The horror comedy story [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/78xz7v/tales_from_the_gas_station/?st=jb2dw4jh&sh=3c08c738 Tales from the Gas Station]] all the storys are, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin exactly what it says on the tin]].

For some reason, terrible or naive writers like to use lonely gas stations in some U.S. state like Pennsylvania or Maryland as the site of their spooky ghost story. It's an odd phenomenon, really. Maybe ghosts are just attracted by the thought of Maryland petroleum and nerdy 30 year old attendants.

* The opening scene of ''[[Literature/DianaTregarde Jinx High]]'' has a character walking to a closed gas station to use the pay phone (the book was written before everyone and his goldfish had a cell) and promptly becoming Eldrich Horror Chow.

* Referenced in the video of ''Music/BlueOysterCult'''s "Take Me Away", where the young couple in the car get the first inkling something is not right; the band logo of the hooked cross painted on the petrol station wall is as big a clue as the sinister proprietor.

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