What frightens you in Horror films?
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Clowns. Tim Curry's Pennywise haunts my dreams.
Yeah, the book was way better than the movie.primitivescrewhead said:
Mine's an odd one, but let me explain.
Basically, I find only vintage horror, particularly from the 70s or 80s, is capable of scaring me. Why? I'll try my best to explain.
First of all, the lack of CGI. CGI has no place in horror, it's far too smooth, far too clean-cut and far too obvious. Now, when you look at the animatronics in The Thing, or the stop-frame robot at the end of Terminator, the shoddy animation and presentation gives these horrors an other-worldly, unreal look. That is much more terrifying. This, coupled with the grainy film quality and low-quality sound that 70s and 80s movies comparitively suffer from give the film a hazy, uncertain smog, one that takes some uncomfortable adjusting to in this HD era.
Any film with these messy special effects and grainy film filters immediately gives me the shits, and it's also why very few modern horror films have managed to scare me beyond cheap "jump" scares, the likes of which we all see from a mile off.
Basically, I find only vintage horror, particularly from the 70s or 80s, is capable of scaring me. Why? I'll try my best to explain.
First of all, the lack of CGI. CGI has no place in horror, it's far too smooth, far too clean-cut and far too obvious. Now, when you look at the animatronics in The Thing, or the stop-frame robot at the end of Terminator, the shoddy animation and presentation gives these horrors an other-worldly, unreal look. That is much more terrifying. This, coupled with the grainy film quality and low-quality sound that 70s and 80s movies comparitively suffer from give the film a hazy, uncertain smog, one that takes some uncomfortable adjusting to in this HD era.
Any film with these messy special effects and grainy film filters immediately gives me the shits, and it's also why very few modern horror films have managed to scare me beyond cheap "jump" scares, the likes of which we all see from a mile off.
Well I don't mind gore the the like, actually enjoy it.
Needles and eyeballs disturb me, I don't like either, don't know why.
Also, because I'm such a big softie I don't like to see animals get hurt.
(I know its mostly not real)
Also, I love Sci Fi, but aliens scare the hell out of me. I don't mind aliens like predator or aliens, only certain aliens flip the switch in my brain.
What scared me most of Mel Gibsons "Signs". It's not even a horror film. Cornfields worry me, farms in the middle of nowhere concern me, then some creepy alien running in the corn just shits me up.
Anyway, horror movies today are terrible. Give me good old Freddy Kruger :-D
Needles and eyeballs disturb me, I don't like either, don't know why.
Also, because I'm such a big softie I don't like to see animals get hurt.
(I know its mostly not real)Also, I love Sci Fi, but aliens scare the hell out of me. I don't mind aliens like predator or aliens, only certain aliens flip the switch in my brain.
What scared me most of Mel Gibsons "Signs". It's not even a horror film. Cornfields worry me, farms in the middle of nowhere concern me, then some creepy alien running in the corn just shits me up.
Anyway, horror movies today are terrible. Give me good old Freddy Kruger :-D
Amen.Valksy said:
OT: When I have no idea what's going on. When everything is explained, all the spark and all the fear goes out. Horror movies shouldn't be tied up in neat little bows. They should just be a psychological, vulnerable mess left up to your interpretation. The best example of this that I can think of is comparing the Silent Hill game and the movie.
I watched Let's Plays of the game multiple times and still never got the full story. It was interesting and terrifying at the same time, and it was left up to you draw any conclusions from what you just saw. In the movie, the story was told fairly well, in my opinion, but it failed to be as unnerving as the game by explaining every single little plot point.
There's only been one horror film that "unnerved" me. Horror films can make me jump, but I've never closed my eyes or felt like bolting from the room during a horror movie. Most of the time, I'm in it for the "ooh, this is awsome!" feeling, not to be scared.
However, I went to see Paranormal Activity when it was in theatres and first came out. I wanted to be good and scared for Halloween since it's been kind of lame since I turned 15. So, I was probably already in the mindset to be scared. But what got me was the subtlety. Everything was done deliberately and it took it's time, building the suspense. The second thing was the audience I went with was amazing. There was lots of little girls but no one was irresponsible or loud, or on thier phone. They were all freaked out and the little girls helped add to the fear factor.
The whole place was reacting at the same times, especially in the scene where the girl is possessed and laying in bed. The most awsome thing about that part was as I was sitting there going "blink...blink." and being proud of myself for noticing she wasn't, some lady next to me goes "oh, she not blinking" and you could feel the collective shiver.
The ending kind of escapes this but for the entire movie, there wasn't any stupid exploding people or vomiting or "gross" factor to try and scare you. That alone improved my appriciation for the film, because that never gets to me cause it's a movie. What unnerved me the most though, was knowing that I had to go home by myself in a big empty house. I tell you, that was the only movie that made me turn on all my lights afterwards. I'm not that easy to scare but it was just the perfect setting for that particular movie to be scary. However, I love the way the film was made and so I'm probably biased. I don't know if it'd have the same effect viewing it at home, though.
Other then that, most horror movies really just either irritate me (Freddy, Jason and the like) or entertain me (The Ring, One Missed Call, ect.). Other then that, I don't really care for horror movies because alot of the time they're just over done or badly done. Still, as long as I'm entertained afterwards, it's always fun to see everyone else cowering in the corner.
However, I went to see Paranormal Activity when it was in theatres and first came out. I wanted to be good and scared for Halloween since it's been kind of lame since I turned 15. So, I was probably already in the mindset to be scared. But what got me was the subtlety. Everything was done deliberately and it took it's time, building the suspense. The second thing was the audience I went with was amazing. There was lots of little girls but no one was irresponsible or loud, or on thier phone. They were all freaked out and the little girls helped add to the fear factor.
The whole place was reacting at the same times, especially in the scene where the girl is possessed and laying in bed. The most awsome thing about that part was as I was sitting there going "blink...blink." and being proud of myself for noticing she wasn't, some lady next to me goes "oh, she not blinking" and you could feel the collective shiver.
The ending kind of escapes this but for the entire movie, there wasn't any stupid exploding people or vomiting or "gross" factor to try and scare you. That alone improved my appriciation for the film, because that never gets to me cause it's a movie. What unnerved me the most though, was knowing that I had to go home by myself in a big empty house. I tell you, that was the only movie that made me turn on all my lights afterwards. I'm not that easy to scare but it was just the perfect setting for that particular movie to be scary. However, I love the way the film was made and so I'm probably biased. I don't know if it'd have the same effect viewing it at home, though.
Other then that, most horror movies really just either irritate me (Freddy, Jason and the like) or entertain me (The Ring, One Missed Call, ect.). Other then that, I don't really care for horror movies because alot of the time they're just over done or badly done. Still, as long as I'm entertained afterwards, it's always fun to see everyone else cowering in the corner
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I've never actually been scared watching a horror movie.
I either get surprised (which is not the same as scared)
or
I get disgusted (at too much gore)
I either get surprised (which is not the same as scared)
or
I get disgusted (at too much gore)
suspense.
but without action it loses me.
which is why Aliens is the best horror film in the history of forever.
but without action it loses me.
which is why Aliens is the best horror film in the history of forever.
fuckSkullCap said:
you.
everyone knows 80s horror films arent scary, but hilarious and gory.
and cabin fever was pretending it was the 80s.
70's Italian Cannibal Films, the idea of being trapped miles from anywhere at the mercy of a tribe who regards me as both a plaything and the main course does it for me.
And for absolutely no reason Stay ALive, can't explain it its not gory extreme or indeed inherently frightening but it really creeps me out badly! Maybe because it's set in the "world of gaming!"
And for absolutely no reason Stay ALive, can't explain it its not gory extreme or indeed inherently frightening but it really creeps me out badly! Maybe because it's set in the "world of gaming!"
I never found them really scary but I have to say that one scene in the first one is one of my favorite "movie moments." It's when they're playing with the cards and trying to guess the one that the other is holding. The two girls are terrible at it, but the one by the window just starts rambling off the cards before the other girl even lays them down. It was pretty freaky and just a really well done scene.Wounded Melody said: