Horror story towns

Rae The Doe Comic Strip 2026-04-11 | Comics Kingdom

::: spoiler Transcript Panel 1, Rae says: Why are the towns in horror stories always called like "Sadhollow" or "Gloomdale" or "Miseryville"?

Panel 2, she continues: Like, who wants to live in a town called "Depression Valley" or "Murderopolis"? I have a good idea for a new horror title...

Panel 3: superimposed over an image of a dark cloudy sky: The Mystery of Rainbow Friendship Giggletown. :::

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RusAD@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 22 pts · 151d (1 reply)
prettybunnys@piefed.social · 1 pts · 148d

How could you link that. Then not link the headline at the top of the page??

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aviationeast@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 151d

Reminds me of happy tree friends

Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 151d (5 replies)

There are literally people living in Grimsby right now

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 150d (4 replies)

Mostly not voluntarily, though.

oxideseven@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 150d (3 replies)

Look ok, Guy Martin isn't gonna leave!

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 150d (2 replies)

According to Wikipedia, he already did, actually 🤷🏻

oxideseven@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 150d (1 reply)

Checks out I guess. Now that I think about it, pretty sure I heard him say something along the lines of taking the boy out of Grimsby but not taking the Grimsby out of the boy.

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 150d

not taking the Grimsby out of the boy

Yeah, PTSD tends to be incurable 😛

TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 151d

I mean that is the other type of horror story 🤷‍♀️

Objection@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 150d

That's just Sunnydale from Buffy.

WesternInfidels@feddit.online · 5 pts · 150d (1 reply)

Painesville is a real place

BigPotato@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 150d

So is Hell, Michigan.

CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 150d

I should probably cancel my trip to Cape Disappointment

kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 150d

Here a proper horror story title: Jersey City and the mystery of why anyone lives there (the story is about a house haunted by the ghost of Robert Moses)

WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 150d

That actually also sounds pretty fitting for those distopias, like Garten of Ban Ban (yes, I know it's hated).

Test_Tickles@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 149d

Have you ever been to giggletown, because I will take you to giggletown, if you dare.

yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 150d

Hello From Raccoon City!

whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 150d

Tromaville, nightvale