5. Theyre the Harbingers of Doom
In our opening cliché scene, the first sign that it was supposed to be a horror story should have been the old house / creaky door motif, but the sign that clinched it, had to be the bedroom full of toys. Its truly a wonder why toy-manufacturers continue to make mechanical toys given the fact theyre so prone to moving of their own accord whenever something bad is about to happen. Monkeys with the possibility to bash two cymbals together should be made illegal by international law. The most recent occurrence of this phenomenon that comes to mind is the adaptation of Susan Hills The Woman in Black. At one point all of the toys capable of movement (of which there are FAR too many!) kick off in unison, only stop as quickly as they started to signal the arrival their cadaverous Queen! If youre ever in a room full of toys and you have even the slightest inkling that something supernaturally bad is about to happen, look for the clown immediately. Theres bound to be one in there and if its still in the same place it always is, keep an eye on him! Hes bound to be the instigator! In the meantime, if you hear any other toy moving then youre buggered, leg it!