Slots are the most popular game category at online casinos which is why you’ll always find more slots than any other game. This is because slots are easy, fun and worthwhile to play with a wide variety of themes, some even based on well-known horror films.
This begs the question of what are the best horror movies we wish were slot games? If you’re curious to find out stick around as we take you through our list of 5 top horror flicks we’d love to see translated to spinning reels and the biggest possible payouts.
These 5 horror slots made it onto our wish list because the films they’re each based on scared the living heck out of us. But before we start the countdown, if you want to play existing horror film-themed slot games online, you can get the spins for free here.
Below are the films we’d love to see as slots but heed this warning – their descriptions are packed with spoilers so if you haven’t watched them yet consider yourself alerted.
- The Exorcist slot
When this classic film adaption of William Peter Blatty’s hit 1971 novel debuted in movie theatres around the world in 1973, it left a long and lasting impression that exists even until today. That’s why it’s considered one of the most prolific horrors of all time.
Its theme, which involves a young girl who is possessed by the devil being pitted against two priests, would be great as a 5 reel, 243 pay line video slot. The graphics would be as scary as the film’s original soundtrack, and there would an abundance of features.
The Wild symbol, for instance, could be Regan MacNeil, the girl possessed, while the two Scatters could be Father Damien Karras and Father Lankester Merrin. The bouncing bed could be The Exorcist slot game’s Bonus symbol.
Landing three or more Father Karras symbols could activate a bonus game where a host of objects in Regan’s room would reveal their hidden value if selected, while three or more Father Merrin symbols could trigger a set of Free Spins as well as a Multiplier.
Land five Bonus symbols and the game’s top 50,000 coin payout would be all yours.
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre slot
When upcoming writer, producer and director Tobe Hooper released his low budget horror The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974, little did he know he would invent the ‘great American slasher flick’ and inspire generations of independent filmmakers.
The story of a small group of college students who end up at the wrong house on the outskirts of a small Texas town, and who subsequently find themselves at the mercy of the home’s family of psycho cannibalistic killers would thrill online video slot fans.
Sally Hardesty, the only student to survive this harrowing ordeal, would naturally be this 5 reel, 25 pay line slot’s Bonus symbol. Three or more would activate the bonus round where you’d select one of the cannibals as each conceals a random cash prize.
Leatherface, the chief chainsaw-wielding psychopath, would naturally be the game’s Wild, substituting for all other symbols except the Bonus or Scatter. The students’ green van could the Scatter, where 3 or more would trigger 10, 15 or 20 Free Spins.
Land 5 Wilds and you’d walk away with the top 40,000 credit prize – and your life.
- The Amityville Horror slot
If you haven’t seen the original 1979 film, see it today but don’t watch it alone. Based on a true story, this film has one of the creepiest storylines ever about a ‘haunted house’ that compels its owners to commit evil, as well as one of the scariest soundtracks.
In fact, Lalo Schifrin’s hair-raising score was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Score. The story of a family who unwittingly move into the ‘house from hell’ starred Margot Kidder of Superman fame and Barbra Streisand’s hubby, James Brolin.
These characters could easily grace the reels of a 5 reel, 30 pay line online video slot with the haunted house as the backdrop. The house would be the game’s Wild symbol, while the husband could be the Scatter. Flies could be the slot’s Bonus symbol.
Get three Bonuses and you’d activate the bonus game set in the house’s basement which is the root of the evil. There you’d have to direct the family dog Harry to bark at one to four of the objects on display, your picks revealing their hidden prizes.
Land a full house (5) of flies and you’d win the slot’s 66,666-coin maximum payout.
- The Shining slot
When The Shining was released in 1980 it was marketed as ‘a masterpiece of modern horror.’ This slogan turned out to be on right the money because the film based on the Stephen King novel scared moviegoers from pole to pole and everywhere between.
Jack Nicholson in the lead succeeded in delivering one of the most frightening and menacing performances of his career. That’s why his psychotic character would work so well on a 5 reel, 50 pay line slot, set in the towering and isolated Overlook Hotel.
Writer and soon-to-become crazy man Jack would naturally be cast as the game’s Wild symbol, while his young son Danny would be the game’s Scatter and trigger for Free Spins. Dick, a hotel cook and ESP buddy of Danny’s, would be the game’s Bonus.
Landing 3 or more Bonuses would activate the game’s Maze Bonus game. There you’d be required to select and negotiate one of 4 mazes (one for every season), each with a different random prize at the end. But watch out for psycho Jack along the way.
If you landed 5 Wilds you’d win the game’s maximum payout of 100,000 coins.
5. The Silence of the Lambs slots
The standout horror film of the 1990s has to be The Silence of the Lambs. It earned Welsh actor Sir Anthony Hopkin a well-deserved Oscar for his role as Hannibal the Cannibal, and Jodie Foster her second Oscar for playing the plucky Clarice Starling.
This psychological thriller about a rookie FBI agent who consults with a prolific serial killer in an effort to catch another one scared audiences all over the globe and spawned the popular catch phrase ’I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chiante.’
Set against the backdrop of Lector’s dungeon-esque prison cell, this film would translate well into a horror-themed video slot with 5 reels and 60 pay lines. While Clarice Starling would make a fitting Scatter, Dr Hannibal Lector would make an even better Wild.
As a successful psychiatrist he’d be ideal to substitute for all other symbols. She, on the other hand, would have the power to trigger Free Spins. In terms of a Bonus symbol that honour would belong to Dr Chilton, who ended up on Dr Lector’s dinner plate.
Collect 5 of Dr Chilton, and you’d unlock the game’s 80,000 coin maximum payout.
The Final Spin
Whether any of these suggested horror-themed slots will ever get made into actual games remains to be seen. One thing is for sure though; there’s nothing scary about winning huge sums from the comfort and/or convenience of your own home and/or mobile device.
