Poll: Scariest horror 'character'

[TheBarefootBandit]

I resisting the urge to say "YO MOMMA!!!" but I go for the zombies. Not neccesarily the most dangerous, but creepy as hell.

I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking about that joke... But it's all aboout the clowns (shudders)

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Has to be a murderer. Just creep me out the most and would put in a major panic.

 

[Grayjack]

Porcelain Dolls. I HATE Porcelain Dolls. I feel like they are following you with their eyes.

 

[MrPop]

I'd have to say zombie hordes. Always a scary thought. I don't really like it when things try to eat me to be honest.

 

[Biek]

Clowns can be pretty terrifying. You never know what kind of psychopath is hiding underneath the facepaint. Though I have to admit its also because of Hollywood and comics. (Pennywise, the joker, Violator)

Ive never been comfortable around dolls and mannequins. and if memory serves right, the last time I was genuinely scared in a videogame it was because of certain mannequins in Condemned: Criminal Origins. Ghosts would score a close seconds though this doesnt easily happen to me in movies and such. (Only one screamer in the grudge got me.)

 

[NotAPie]

Murderers, 'cause they're real.

I just found out that someone I was an aquaintance with was kidnapped, raped repeatedly, tortured, and dumped alive into a trash can.
And I also knew someone who lived with one of the killers.

*gives fate the finger*

I'm afraid of you now.

 

[Gladion]

Zombies you can kill, and would remain relatively unharmed in a suit of armor, or a car, or a house with boarded up windows, a boat, or you know a large field full of fluffy bunnies.

Mutants, yeah I can see this, but they are still flesh and blood. Depends on the size really, loads of tiny dog sized killing machines. Give me a shotgun. Slightly larger man sized killing machines, might take a bit better aim, and using a handgun but do able. Giant building sized monster - just avoid being near it, not hard to miss. Man sized monster bent on eating people that is intelligent, that maybe something to fear a bit.

Dolls, Chuckie is about the best they could come up with, and even then he had to be some dead dude who stuck his soul in a doll. More of a vengeful spirit kinda thing.

Clowns would have to have some stupid gimmick, and really the bright outfit and paint job does not really lend itself well to being sneaky. I am also pretty sure I could outrun anything with some ridiculously large shoes on.

A murder is just a man, other people are not something to fear.

Aliens. Ugly intelligent bastards with no care for the sanctity of life. Good thing they are typically little malformed gray bastards. I think anything other then intelligent life would just fall under the monster category.

That just leaves ghosts, which have the most possibility to be frighting of the lot. You can do nothing about them. Nothing to protect your self they are ethereal move through walls, able to take over bodies. The traditional ghost is able to vaguely interact with people and objects but they can do nothing to fight them off, aside from burning bodies or something.

Gotta love when someone is able to prove their opinion mathematically But I never really got why people can't touch ghosts but it works the other way round - if you get this technical, you have to admit that ghosts are the least harmful, since it's not possible for a transcendental being to even touch you. Unless, of course, they really can take over bodies, which technically makes them murderers.
Yes, I know ghosts are not real.
And why are other people not something to fear? After all, they're the only real threat we talk about here.

PS: If you really think Chuckie is the best they could come up with, I invite you to a certain room in the game 'Project Zero' (Fatal Frame, if you're American). Don't check it out on youtube because that tiny screen doesn't help build any atmosphere.

Porcelain Dolls. I HATE Porcelain Dolls. I feel like they are following you with their eyes.

So I have to roll with this. Don't think about their abilities, think about the presence they got. Uah.

 

[Mr_spamamam]

Clowns. Everyone knows that clowns are made of pure hate, and their blood is really the tears of Satan. creepy paint faced bastards

 

[McGee]

What? How is a zombie horde winning, zombies aren't scary! In fact, they typically induce lols. I put a ghost, because ghosts can appear and dissappear when they please, meaning they can pop up in your face. But then again, this does go against the fact that I find Condemned 1 to be the scariest game, because it had murderers, not ghosts. Oh well.

 

[llewgriff]

If I had to face one in real life I would least like to face zombies, they may be fun in games but dear god I would go crazy if they were a reality.

 

[Aardvark Soup]

I'd say a murderer because that's something that also exists in real life. Okay, clows exist as well but, contrary to popular belief, the percentage of evil killers among them is pretty low.

Also, zombies tend to be more funny than scary in my opinion...

 

[Fightgarr]

You've forgotten the ever-popular scary little girl with mysterious "kill you" powers. Or does that fit into a vengeful ghost. They sort of exploded out of all horrors' pores after Samara Morgan from The Ring. Its pretty much parroted by every "psychological horror" film in the last 5 years and is even ripped off in the games industry with characters like Alma from FEAR and even the Little Sisters from Bioshock. I think they deserve at least a mention.
And yeah... they scare the piss out of me.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

out of all those i'm going to have to go with a zombie horde, simply because there's usually so many of them

 

[Hazy]

My ex-girlfriend.

Buh-Dum-Tish!

 

[Tharwen]

You've forgotten the ever-popular scary little girl with mysterious "kill you" powers. Or does that fit into a vengeful ghost. They sort of exploded out of all horrors' pores after Samara Morgan from The Ring. Its pretty much parroted by every "psychological horror" film in the last 5 years and is even ripped off in the games industry with characters like Alma from FEAR and even the Little Sisters from Bioshock. I think they deserve at least a mention.
And yeah... they scare the piss out of me.

I was thinking partly of The Ring when I added the ghost option, so I'll have to pretend I was planning for this when I made the poll.

 

[theStrachan]

A vengeful ghost, especially ones like the grudge because they can just pop up anywhere and do anything. You can open the kitchen cupboard and BOOM there's the ghost face. Stuff like that scares the crap outta me... or it would if I could still feel fear but after my juvenile trauma thats one emotion that has died forever.

good point...

crap im scared of everything on that list, i'd probably be the first to go aswell
actually that depends, how long does the sarcastic, paranoid one usually last?

the sarcastic, paranoid one usually survives along with the female lead character, I'm more worried about myself, I'm the one likely to say that its all in your head, before BAM, I get the Shock kill


I voted Vengful Ghost as in my mind they arent stoped as easily as the others...

 

[sky14kemea]

A vengeful ghost, especially ones like the grudge because they can just pop up anywhere and do anything. You can open the kitchen cupboard and BOOM there's the ghost face. Stuff like that scares the crap outta me... or it would if I could still feel fear but after my juvenile trauma thats one emotion that has died forever.

good point...

crap im scared of everything on that list, i'd probably be the first to go aswell
actually that depends, how long does the sarcastic, paranoid one usually last?

the sarcastic, paranoid one usually survives along with the female lead character, I'm more worried about myself, I'm the one likely to say that its all in your head, before BAM, I get the Shock kill


I voted Vengful Ghost as in my mind they arent stoped as easily as the others...

then yaay, there's hope for me! =D

 

[Sewblon]

I think that either demon possession or a homicidal telekinetic person would be scariest, just something that would make me yell "My spine is trying to escape through my anus!"

 

[Christemo]

1st place: a ghost. because their are harder to kill and can look fucking spooky (Fatal Frame).
2nd place: a Doll. um, the doll boss in SH5, Chucky and alot of other things.
3rd plce: zombie horde. they are harder to kill, there is loads of em and a bite will leave you with an agonizing death followed by joining their ranks.