We Don’t Need No Education: 5 Horror Movies Set In Schools

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While many settings make for fantastic horror movies, from an abandoned small town to a creepy hotel to a tropical island vacation that goes wrong fast, films that take place in schools are particularly great. Whether high schoolers are solving a big mystery or college students realize that there's a killer on campus, these movies have a lot more happening than just studying for a test and having fun with friends.

From some '90s gems to a particularly entertaining 2000 movie and a Blumhouse horror comedy that is a lot of fun, there are several scary films located at schools that make good use of their setting.

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Starring the late Paul Walker as Caleb Mandrake, a member of the elite secret society The Skulls, this 2000 film is a corny but entertaining movie with a school setting. Joshua Jackson played Luke McNamara, a college student who wants to succeed at school and who gets drawn into this club when he becomes a member.

The Skulls is definitely a 2000s horror movie that holds up as Luke is a fully formed character with friends, dreams, a love interest, and a tough past, as he never grew up with money but was able to earn a scholarship to college. The movie wouldn't be as interesting if it didn't take place at a college, as it makes sense that Luke is interested in becoming accepted by wealthy, popular people since he has struggled in his life.

Scream 2 is a great horror sequel and while fans of the franchise would definitely watch any Scream movie set anywhere, there's something special about Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) attending college. When Sidney shows up at Windsor College, she seems ready for a new life, and she has new friends and goes to parties and seems to be enjoying