Pa. is the deadliest state for horror movies: How many deaths are there in films set here?

Pennsylvanians are a lot more likely to wind up dead in a horror film, according to CableTV.com.

The website examined the top 200 movies in the horror genre on Rotten Tomatoes, to find out where the most people get killed in those films. (That list can be found here.) Their examination excluded any films with a setting that wasn’t able to be determined, as well as any set in other countries.

The results? Pennsylvania comes in third when it comes to number of horror films set here. Six films on the list were set in Pennsylvania, behind only New York at seven and California at 17. And California’s films collectively had 163 deaths, while New York’s had 254, making them third and second place for total deaths, respectively.

However, in those six films, Pennsylvania ranks far above the other states in number of deaths - in fact, it comes fairly close to equaling all of the other states, combined. A whopping 615 deaths were calculated, according to Cable TV’s examination.

How did horror films set in our state end up raking in so many deaths? We have George Romero to thank for that, and his penchant for Pennsylvania’s undead.

“Pennsylvania is prone to piling up bodies after the people-eaters break loose,” Cable TV’s website read.”The Land of the Dead (2005), Dawn of the Dead (1978), and Night of the Living Dead (1968) collectively claimed 594 corpses in the Quaker State.”

Overall, 954 deaths were from films set in the northeastern portion of the United States, with Pennsylvania and New York leading the way for highest body counts.

Read the full set of results at CableTV.com.