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Seasoned fans of horror: Do horror movies scare you anymore?
Posted on 9/7/16 at 8:31 am
Posted on 9/7/16 at 8:31 am
I've been an intense fan of horror ever since my father introduced me to horror at the age of 5 when we watched Pet Sematary together. Mother was in London for a week and my father said something like, "Do you want to watch a scary movie?" I said, "Yes!!!" And he said, "Don't tell your mother, okay? It's just a movie. It's not real. It's just pretend."
I'll never forget how much Pet Sematary scared me! To this day Zelda (the wife's sister) creeps me out:
Pet Sematary is still my "go to" movie during Halloween, more for nostalgic purposes than anything else. It reminds me of when my father was alive and how much fun we had together.
The moment the little kid puts on the pumpkin mask and watches the Silver Shamrock commercial in Season of the Witch still haunts me to this day.
But let's get back on point.
Horror movies no longer scare me. The last movie to sort of creep me out was The Strangers. But nothing has remotely bothered my since then (unless you consider Dear Zachary to be a horror movie. FWIW...I do!).
What was the last movie to scare me before The Strangers? Probably In The Mouth of Madness or Event Horizon. Before that? Jacob's Ladder.
But, as far a recent movies are concerned:
The Witch was an exercise of great boredom and extreme disappointment...didn't scare me.
The Conjuring...meh. Just incredible meh.
It Follows was a good movie. It was interesting and nostalgic sort of like Stranger Things. For those reasons I liked it...but it didn't scare me.
Kill List was atrociously overhyped, didn't make sense, and was super boring up to the last 10 minutes (which didn't pay off)...didn't scare me.
Goodnight Mommy was sort of creepy, but once again it dragged too much and it gave away it's little secret too soon...didn't scare me.
And the list goes on and on.
I wonder if it's because as you get older not many things other than the death of your parents, spouse, or children is truly scary. Perhaps that's why Dear Zachary should be considered a horror movie versus a documentary. Dear Zachary is truly terrifying and incredibly maddening because it really happened.
To be fair, I haven't seen Don't Breathe. I'm holding out hope that this movie is the first movie in years to somewhat scare me, but I'm not counting on it. Therefore, I just hope it's fun.
So, seasoned fans of horror, let me ask you this question: Do horror movies scare you anymore?
If so, what was the last movie to truly scare you?
I'll never forget how much Pet Sematary scared me! To this day Zelda (the wife's sister) creeps me out:
Pet Sematary is still my "go to" movie during Halloween, more for nostalgic purposes than anything else. It reminds me of when my father was alive and how much fun we had together.
The moment the little kid puts on the pumpkin mask and watches the Silver Shamrock commercial in Season of the Witch still haunts me to this day.
But let's get back on point.
Horror movies no longer scare me. The last movie to sort of creep me out was The Strangers. But nothing has remotely bothered my since then (unless you consider Dear Zachary to be a horror movie. FWIW...I do!).
What was the last movie to scare me before The Strangers? Probably In The Mouth of Madness or Event Horizon. Before that? Jacob's Ladder.
But, as far a recent movies are concerned:
The Witch was an exercise of great boredom and extreme disappointment...didn't scare me.
The Conjuring...meh. Just incredible meh.
It Follows was a good movie. It was interesting and nostalgic sort of like Stranger Things. For those reasons I liked it...but it didn't scare me.
Kill List was atrociously overhyped, didn't make sense, and was super boring up to the last 10 minutes (which didn't pay off)...didn't scare me.
Goodnight Mommy was sort of creepy, but once again it dragged too much and it gave away it's little secret too soon...didn't scare me.
And the list goes on and on.
I wonder if it's because as you get older not many things other than the death of your parents, spouse, or children is truly scary. Perhaps that's why Dear Zachary should be considered a horror movie versus a documentary. Dear Zachary is truly terrifying and incredibly maddening because it really happened.
To be fair, I haven't seen Don't Breathe. I'm holding out hope that this movie is the first movie in years to somewhat scare me, but I'm not counting on it. Therefore, I just hope it's fun.
So, seasoned fans of horror, let me ask you this question: Do horror movies scare you anymore?
If so, what was the last movie to truly scare you?
This post was edited on 9/8/16 at 7:40 am
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Posted on 9/7/16 at 8:39 am to mizzoukills
It has more to do with your age when you view a movie as opposed to how scary the movie is.
We get older and more cynical. Even as children we may understand that what we are watching is not real but we retain the idea of "what if" or "how can I know for sure"
We lose a lot of that as adults.
Horror movies that center around the supernatural no longer phase me at all.
A horror movie that is based around things that a living, evil person could actually do can still shake me some. I am thinking of the types of movies that may be make believe but could actually be done by a depraved person.
We get older and more cynical. Even as children we may understand that what we are watching is not real but we retain the idea of "what if" or "how can I know for sure"
We lose a lot of that as adults.
Horror movies that center around the supernatural no longer phase me at all.
A horror movie that is based around things that a living, evil person could actually do can still shake me some. I am thinking of the types of movies that may be make believe but could actually be done by a depraved person.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 8:42 am to Rounder1
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It has more to do with your age when you view a movie as opposed to how scary the movie is. We get older and more cynical. Even as children we may understand that what we are watching is not real but we retain the idea of "what if" or "how can I know for sure" We lose a lot of that as adults. Horror movies that center around the supernatural no longer phase me at all. A horror movie that is based around things that a living, evil person could actually do can still shake me some. I am thinking of the types of movies that may be make believe but could actually be done by a depraved person.
Great post.
And I agree with you. But, I'm still waiting for a good movie to freak me out...
Posted on 9/7/16 at 8:54 am to mizzoukills
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And I agree with you. But, I'm still waiting for a good movie to freak me out...
The Devil's Rejects did that for me.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 9:00 am to mizzoukills
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Event Horizon
I was thinking of this the other day. Space horror movies seem to be the only ones that affect me anymore. Even liked "Sunshine" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_26
I can't even think of the name but I thought one of the more popular horror movies was just down right stupid. It was the one with the little Japanese kid walking around the whole movie making a snoring sound.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 9:00 am to Rounder1
The Devil's Rejects did nothing for me. It's another movie that had moments of artistic genius, but it didn't scare me at all. It was just kinda cool.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 9:26 am to mizzoukills
I love horror but it does take a lot more to scare me. Some supernatural stuff scares me. I enjoyed The Babadook, and it certainly creeped me out. That's probably the last horror flick that has done that for me.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 9:26 am to Rounder1
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The Devil's Rejects did that for me.
I'm not sure if that movie scared me, but it certainly disturbed me a little bit. I can usually handle whatever gets thrown at me in a movie, but when it comes to on-screen torture, I admit I feel like tapping out sometimes
Posted on 9/7/16 at 9:30 am to mizzoukills
Slashers, movie monsters, talking dolls, haunted houses, aliens, etc. don't scare me as much as when I was a kid. I guess I just got to the point where I outgrew it. And I've seen most of the new horror movies, including The Conjuring. Everyone built it up too much, but it wasn't scary at all.
The only movie that was really tense for me the last 25 years or so was "When A Stranger Calls Back." It was a made for tv sequel to the original "When A Stranger Calls" What happened in the first 25 minutes of the tv sequel seems as though it could potentially happen. And I find that 25 minutes of tension could probably match the tension of any horror movie. Some people find that the movie drags a bit in the middle--I disagree. It's just not that scary during that time. And like its predecessor, it picks back up in the end.
The only movie that was really tense for me the last 25 years or so was "When A Stranger Calls Back." It was a made for tv sequel to the original "When A Stranger Calls" What happened in the first 25 minutes of the tv sequel seems as though it could potentially happen. And I find that 25 minutes of tension could probably match the tension of any horror movie. Some people find that the movie drags a bit in the middle--I disagree. It's just not that scary during that time. And like its predecessor, it picks back up in the end.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 9:37 am to vandelay industries
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but when it comes to on-screen torture, I admit I feel like tapping out sometimes
You make a great point. Personally, I don't like torture movies. They aren't scary but rather just awkward to watch. I never think, "Oh man, what if I was tortured," but rather, "Why am I watching this?"
Posted on 9/7/16 at 9:39 am to vandelay industries
I guess the one time I was maybe not scared, but definitely caught off-guard & raced my heartbeat a little bit, was the pre-opening credits scene in the Dawn Of The Dead remake...the rest of the movie was kind of a letdown overall, but those opening few minutes woke my arse up, lol...
Posted on 9/7/16 at 9:40 am to spslayto
You know, a movie that really surprised me and has stayed with me for years is Funny Games. The hopelessness and insanity in that movie is wonderfully directed. It's an extremely cold movie. You root for the main character to somehow live through this awful ordeal only to...
Well, I better not give it away just in case some of you haven't seen it.
Funny Games is an excellent late night movie. And, it could actually happen.
Well, I better not give it away just in case some of you haven't seen it.
Funny Games is an excellent late night movie. And, it could actually happen.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 9:42 am to mizzoukills
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You make a great point. Personally, I don't like torture movies. They aren't scary but rather just awkward to watch. I never think, "Oh man, what if I was tortured," but rather, "Why am I watching this?"
On more than one occasion, I'd thought "Why isn't this filmmaker in therapy?", like he was downloading his personal issues onto the screen or something, heh...
Posted on 9/7/16 at 9:48 am to mizzoukills
As a horror movie fan, I've been saying for years that a film doesn't have to be bloody to be effective.
Take the Conjuring movies for example, those get under my skin more than anything. The first time I saw the Sixth Sense when I was young as well. I couldn't sleep for days.
Take the Conjuring movies for example, those get under my skin more than anything. The first time I saw the Sixth Sense when I was young as well. I couldn't sleep for days.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 9:59 am to mizzoukills
The scariest movies I've see were all made by David Lynch and weren't even horror. I did see Ju-On last year and thought it was great.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 9:59 am to mizzoukills
The last horror movie to really affect me was Audition. It's one of those movies that is just "too real", for lack of a better phrase.
Worth a watch if you haven't seen it already.
Worth a watch if you haven't seen it already.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 10:03 am to Brosef Stalin
IDK, nothing really scares me, only movie that ever disturbed was The Exorcist. Still looking. I do like to watch them with the wife, she jumps at anything in a movie with more than a 10sec scene of complete silence.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 10:22 am to Vols&Shaft83
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The last horror movie to really affect me was Audition. It's one of those movies that is just "too real", for lack of a better phrase. Worth a watch if you haven't seen it already.
I've seen parts of Audition. It's not scary so much as it is disturbing.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 10:28 am to Vols&Shaft83
Man, I thought the hide and clap sequence in The Conjuring was scary as hell, though the final battle was pretty ridiculous. Most horror movies stop being scary by their final act, as the reveal is never as scary as the mystery itself. There are a few notable exceptions to this rule (The Ring, The Descent, It Follows), but generally... the noise in the shadows is scarier than the thing making that noise.
Honestly, I think we're nearing a golden age of horror. There's tons of horror movies at the multiplex, and they represent a pretty wide range of sensibilities. Just this year, we had or will have: Don't Breathe, Lights Out, The Shallows, Neon Demon, The Witch, Oujia, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Conjuring 2, Blair Witch, 31, and The Purge: Election Year. I'm sure I'm forgetting some.
That's a pretty strong crop for a niche genre.
Honestly, I think we're nearing a golden age of horror. There's tons of horror movies at the multiplex, and they represent a pretty wide range of sensibilities. Just this year, we had or will have: Don't Breathe, Lights Out, The Shallows, Neon Demon, The Witch, Oujia, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Conjuring 2, Blair Witch, 31, and The Purge: Election Year. I'm sure I'm forgetting some.
That's a pretty strong crop for a niche genre.
Posted on 9/7/16 at 10:31 am to Baloo
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Neon Demon
utter and complete crap. This movie is not horror. It's pretention and self indulgence on film. That's it.
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