Why I Hate Horror Films that Feature College Kids on Vacation

In searching for some "new" horror fare to watch on Netflix, I came across a frightening (bad pun intended) number of films in which the characters are all "college friends on a weekend trip." The destinations for said trips include remote forests, islands, tropical beaches, cottages in the woods, abandoned houses, or campgrounds. I had run across several of them before I realized just how annoyed I'd become. My irritation has become so concentrated that I won't even rent a horror movie that includes the phrase "college friends." Yes, it's gotten that bad. Sure, I know that there are some relatively decent films involving people on vacation. But I am having some serious problems with these movies.

Issue #1: Can't the requisite killers, ghosts, and demons work their show at the local Marriott? Surely, these places are also conducive to murder and mayhem. But then I thought about it. Perhaps horror film producers cast their characters in groups of 5-7 in remote locations to avoid having to pay so many extras. It just seems to me that ghosts and crazed killers would have an easier time targeting their prey with a bigger crowd to blend into.

Issue #2: College kids love to party. And they love to travel. But in this day and age, I'm having a rough time accepting that with tuition, the cost of books, and living expenses-that there is enough money left over to spend exorbitant amounts of time in the woods. Furthermore, how do they even find these remote resorts? Do college campuses offer directories of places located at least 145 miles away from East Bejeezus?

Issure #3: Do college couples eager to get it on really seek out others to travel with? If they're so hot and bothered, I'd imagine that they'd want to be alone, instead of having a bunch of people with their ears pressed to the bedroom door. Yes, there are films in which only two protagonists exist. But it seems that when college kids get together, there is always that one couple that can't keep their hands off each other. Get a room. Oh yeah, they can't---because they're camping in a remote forest (where cell phones don't work.)

(((Annnd, end scene.)))

SOURCES:

www.imdb.com
www.netflix.com
www.amazon.com