Maybe the company will keep him awake? In horror films, giving anybody a ride is asking for trouble. Suddenly he sees a person on the side of the road.
It's night-time and it's beginning to rain. Of course, abandoned places are also handy for horror film directors in that it's more believable that you will have no phone coverage there either (see above). What was it like when people lived there? Why did they leave? Maybe it's also that they are so quiet, which can be very scary too. There's something about lonely, empty places. This could be an abandoned hospital, a scary empty house or a ghost town. Or your phone battery will die just as you are making the call. What's the solution to maintain suspense? No phone coverage! If you're a hero in a horror film, it's almost certain that at a key moment, just when you absolutely need to call for help, you will not have any coverage at all. Mobile phones have made that situation a bit less believable now. In older horror films, when protagonists were in desperation, it was difficult or impossible for them to call for help or call the police. And basements are always creepy, even when there isn't anything down there. You can only reach them by a narrow staircase.
Basements are always dark and often damp. That's usually where something is hiding or where the evil psychopath has hidden their tools. No matter what kind of house it is, the basement is a scary place in horror films. Here are some of the most used, and perhaps abused, clichés in horror films. But when used well, it can really make us jump out of our skin.
When a trope is used too much, it can become a cliché. Many horror films rely on specific plot devices, also called tropes, to make their audience frightened. Of all the genres that exist, horror is perhaps one of the most conventional.
Since almost the beginning of cinema, we have had scary films.
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