D20x5 Horror Movie Premises

Wow haven't done one of these since March.

Just click the button below to generate a horror movie premise of your very own. Could also be used for a tabletop horror game premise. It's flexible.

All thanks to Paper Elemental for the table automator.

Tables:

This movie's about [group]

{group}
teenagers holding a raging party [place], [monster]. The teenagers [strife]. [twist].
undergrads undergoing a psychology experiment [place], [monster]. The undergrads [strife]. [twist].
cultists performing a ritual [place], [monster]. The cultists [strife]. [twist].
mobsters making a black market deal [place], [monster]. The mobsters [strife]. [twist].
a special forces unit undergoing a special training exercise [place], [monster]. The unit [strife]. [twist].
strangers with a mysterious connection to each other awakening suddenly [place], [monster]. The strangers [strife]. [twist].
an extended family going on a last-ditch, eccentric vacation to reconcile with each other [place], [monster]. The family [strife]. [twist].
a small company participating in a team-building exercise [place], [monster]. The colleagues [strife]. [twist].
retirees having a reunion [place], [monster]. The retirees [strife]. [twist].
paranormal investigators investigating [place], [monster]. The investigators [strife]. [twist].
a reality TV crew filming a show [place], [monster]. The crew [strife]. [twist].
swingers having an orgy [place], [monster]. The swingers [strife]. [twist].
a therapy group undergoing cutting-edge treatment [place], [monster]. The group members [strife]. [twist].
LARPers running a game [place], [monster]. The LARPers [strife]. [twist].
students on a school trip [place], [monster]. The students [strife]. [twist].
hippies seeking to found a commune [place], [monster]. The hippies [strife]. [twist].
tourists checking out [place], [monster]. The tourists [strife]. [twist].
homeless people squatting [place], [monster]. They [strife]. [twist].
conspiracy theorists following a lead [place], [monster]. The theorists [strife]. [twist].
people on a writers' retreat seeking inspiration [place], [monster]. The writers [strife]. [twist].

{place}
in a glamping ground
at a remote lakeside vacation home
in a derelict asylum
on a cruise ship
in an office building
on a decommissioned train
in a labyrinthine junkyard
in a warehouse
in a seemingly-infinite house
in an exclusive country club
at a historical monument
in a struggling theatre
in a shutdown shopping mall
in a morbid museum
at an abandoned military base
in an imitation castle
at a rural bed & breakfast
in a ghost town
in a bankrupt amusement park
on an oil rig

{monster}
and a serial killer is picking them off one by one
and a gruesome contagious disease is spreading between them by an uncertain vector
and a memetic virus is warping their thoughts and perception
but they're attacked by a titanic monster
but a clan of genetically-modified test subjects is exterminating them to protect the secret of their own existence
but they've provoked the wrath of a whimsical fairytale creature
but an intelligent strain of fungus is infecting and assimilating them to enigatic ends
but they're plagued by swarms of giant mutant vermin
but the place itself is infested by a sort of sentient, parasitic architecture creating traps for them
but a pair of demons are competing to claim their souls
but some of them have volatile psychic powers activated by exposure to a psychedelic drug
but they find that if they violate certain rules they're maimed or murdered by an invisible force
but the place appears to be ground zero for the eruption of a hostile extradimensional ecosystem
but a vampire is pitting them against each other to see who is worthy of its bloody initiation into immortality
but the monstrous scion of an ancient god is devouring them
but they're being hunted by a prototype autonomous murder-drone
but the hybrid spawn of an eldritch being are corralling them for a mass sacrifice to awaken their progenitor
but fall prey to a horrific haunting
but become the playthings of a possessing spirit
but they're caught in a fractured time loop and confronted by their own deranged temporal doppelgangers

{strife}
are split when a failed getaway plan leads to death and finger-pointing
are split when stress brings intra-group prejudice to the fore
freak out when a lighthearted attempt to "keep them in the moment" destorys their digital devices
are stymied by an extreme skeptic among them who's sure there's a perfectly prosaic explanation for everything they're experiencing
are sabotaged by someone among them who isn't who they say they are
are distracted from survival by a subgroup who believe they'll be able to find a great treasure
are shocked when one among their number drops their mask of sanity and reveals themself to be a sociopath
are rattled when the situation brings repressed memories to the surface
are wracked with feelings of helplessness when an attempt to signal for help goes awry
are thrust into zero-sum competition as food and water supplies run low
are shaken by one among them knowing far more than they probably should about the situation
must struggle against despair and a far-gone person among them pushing a suicide pact
develop a complex personal mythology to explain their situation, complete with sinners who must be punished
dissolve into feuding factions over relationship drama
rip into each other after the revelation of dark personal secrets
are sabotaged from within by someone trying to settle a score
start backstabbing each other when it becomes apparent that only one of them will be allowed to survive
are divided against each other by clashing alpha dogs trying to seize control of the situation
are split on the question of whether to prioritize the most vulnerable among them
are betrayed by one among them who thinks they can survive by appeasing the monster(s)

{twist}
In the end it turns out they're being tested and punished in the afterlife
It turns out they've stumbled into an alternate dimension and must make it back if any of them are going to survive
The explanation behind everything turns out to be aliens
In the end it's revealed they're trapped in a virtual simulation
The explanation behind everything turns out to be that they're the victims of a high-budget snuff film
The group finds enigmatic clues that help them, and it's revealed that the clues were left by a shadowy conspiracy that aims to get the group and the monster(s) to eliminate each other
At the halfway mark it's revealed that up until then was a precognitive vision of one among the group, who tragically tries and fails to avert what they've foreseen
A simultaneous military invasion restricts their access to outside help
In the end they're saved by newfound faith in Jesus Christ as their lord and saviour
It's revealed that the government set them up for this doomed fate for the greater good
In the end they utterly defeat the monster(s), revolutionize science, and get rich off their experiences
In the end when they defeat the monster(s) it's revealed to be merely the vanguard of a much greater and more sinister power
In the end the survivor(s) are hypnotized by the Illuminati to forget their experiences
M. Night Shyamalan makes a cameo, and is revealed to be a being who transcends reality and fiction
In the end it's revealed that the whole movie was the sole survivor's embellished, self-flattering account
It's revealed that the events of the movie are being conjured into existence by some story-magic, and the storyteller must be stopped to fix things
At the climax there is a very symbolic confrontation with Death itself
The pressure's amped up when the group learns the site will be bombed soon to contain the situation
In the end the whole thing turns out to be the delusion of one unhinged member of the group
Their only hope is a grizzled old man who shows up, who's faced the same threat before