- "One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach... all the damn vampires."
- ―Grandpa
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| Santa Carla | |
| Continuity: | The Lost Boys |
| Aliases: | Murder Capital of the World |
| Category: | City |
| Continent: | North America |
| Country: | United States of America |
| State: | California |
| Residents: | Vampires |
| Points of interest: | Atlantis Fantasyworld |
| 1st appearance: | Lost Boys, The |
Santa Carla is a fictional location featured in the Lost Boys multimedia franchise. It was the principal setting of the 1987 feature film The Lost Boys by director Joel Schumacher. It also appeared in the film's direct-to-video sequels, Lost Boys: The Tribe, and Lost Boys: The Thirst. Santa Carla also appeared in the comic book limited series Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs published by WildStorm Productions.
Description[]
Santa Carla at night.
Santa Carla is a seaside resort city located in Southern California. It is known for its high homicide rate and has been dubbed "The Murder Capital of the World". As one elderly man once pointed out, "If all the corpses buried around here were to stand up all at once, we'd have one hell of a population problem".
In addition to tourism and its resort communities, Santa Carla is also known for its primary import - vampires. Lots and lots of vampires. As such, it only makes sense that normal humans would decide to do something about all of this and take up arms against the forces of evil. Despite their efforts however, it didn't stop Santa Carla from earning itself the unflattering nickname of "Murder Capital of the World".
One of the most powerful vampires in Santa Carla was the Widow Johnson - so named because of her penchant for murdering her numerous husbands. She turned a middle-aged man named Max into a vampire, who in turn, sired several juvenile delinquents who came to be known as the "Lost Boys". This group of rough and tumble young vamps took shelter in the caverns beneath an old amusement park.
There were several notable individuals who sought to eliminate the undead. One of whom was Grandpa Emerson - an elderly man who tried to court the favor of the Widow Johnson in order to get in close to her fold. Younger vampire hunters included the Frog brothers, Edgar and Alan Frog. They were hungry and ambitious, and proclaimed to know everything there was to know about vampires. Of course, the majority of their knowledge stemmed from comic books. In point of fact, they had never actually faced a vampire before.
In the summer of 1987, the leader of Max's progeny, David, began slaughtering numerous people in the city. It was during this time that Grandpa Emerson's daughter, Lucy Emerson, and her two sons, Michael & Sam came to live with him. Grandpa never let on about his extracurricular activities save for bragging about going out to visit the Widow Johnson. Michael and Sam learned about Santa Carla's vampire population soon enough however, when Michael was inducted into David's gang.
Points of Interest[]
Residents of Santa Carla[]
- Alan Frog
- David
- Dwayne
- Edgar Frog
- Grandpa
- Greg
- Laddie
- Lucy Emerson
- Maria
- Marko
- Max
- Michael Emerson
- Mister Frog
- Mrs. Frog
- Nanook
- Oily sax guy
- Paul
- Sam Emerson
- Shelly
- Star
- Thorn
- Widow Johnson
Notes & Trivia[]
- Scenes of Santa Carla such as the boardwalk and beach scenes were actually shot in Santa Cruz, California.
- Although similar in name, the fictional city of Santa Carla is not to be confused with the actual city of Santa Clara.
See also[]
Appearances[]
Films[]
- The Lost Boys
- Lost Boys: The Tribe|The Lost Boys: The Tribe
- Lost Boys: The Thirst|The Lost Boys: The Thirst
Comics[]
- Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs 1
- Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs 2
- Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs 3