Things you are tired of in the horror genre.

[Alucard the Risen]

What about all the brain-dead morons in horror? The ones who see the killer, just stand there screaming until the killer's just about in their face before they think "Oh shit, he's gonna kill me! Maybe I should try and run?"

[urgeok2]

inane dialogue.

without decent dialogue (writing) you can't invest in the characters.
If you cant invest in the characters you don't care if they live or die.
If you don't care if they live or die there is no suspense - no horror.



The problem with horror since the 70's is this: most available horror films are made by indie guys.
Most indie guys are dullard metalheads that watch nothing but horror films.
They have no idea how to create anything, they just regurgitate the same old shit they've seen a thousand times over and over again.

They write the same way they speak so everything is an attempt to sound bad-ass .. through excessive swearing and name calling - like 'douche-bag' , etc
(Just like on the forums and social media)

They cast their metalhead friends in the films .. so you see cops with tattoos on their frigging heads with a 5 word vocabulary..

They're all self proclaimed Satanists so everything is anti church - every other film .. trying to be soooooo subversive and hard core. boring as hell.


I guess that's a long winded way of saying - i'm sick of seeing horror films made by people who don't understand anything about film and just want to keep remaking the same tired crap over and over again because it's all they know.


as far as commercial films go ..

I'm sick of seeing jump outs .. red herrings, false alarms as a cheap way to build tension.

I've never once seen a cat locked in a closet on the top shelf.
And if it was - it would carefully jump down once it was able to measure it's distance to the floor.

Unless you're making a movie that's mocking bad horror films .. if you have a cat jump out of a closet - you should have your camera taken away from you and made to go back to work at McDonalds on the deep fryer.

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by urgeok2

inane dialogue.

without decent dialogue (writing) you can't invest in the characters.
If you cant invest in the characters you don't care if they live or die.
If you don't care if they live or die there is no suspense - no horror.



The problem with horror since the 70's is this: most available horror films are made by indie guys.
Most indie guys are dullard metalheads that watch nothing but horror films.
They have no idea how to create anything, they just regurgitate the same old shit they've seen a thousand times over and over again.

They write the same way they speak so everything is an attempt to sound bad-ass .. through excessive swearing and name calling - like 'douche-bag' , etc
(Just like on the forums and social media)

They cast their metalhead friends in the films .. so you see cops with tattoos on their frigging heads with a 5 word vocabulary..

They're all self proclaimed Satanists so everything is anti church - every other film .. trying to be soooooo subversive and hard core. boring as hell.


I guess that's a long winded way of saying - i'm sick of seeing horror films made by people who don't understand anything about film and just want to keep remaking the same tired crap over and over again because it's all they know.


as far as commercial films go ..

I'm sick of seeing jump outs .. red herrings, false alarms as a cheap way to build tension.

I've never once seen a cat locked in a closet on the top shelf.
And if it was - it would carefully jump down once it was able to measure it's distance to the floor.

Unless you're making a movie that's mocking bad horror films .. if you have a cat jump out of a closet - you should have your camera taken away from you and made to go back to work at McDonalds on the deep fryer.

:shocked:

[scarybrenda]

I'm sick of horror for the sake of horror. What about a plot and a story line? Blood smearing must be very easy. I'm always on the hunt for something above the norm in horror. It's rare.

[NightOfTheLiving_Sam]

I'm tired of seeing torture porn: I'd rather see a horror movie with a good plot and great character development. Torture porn has never went well with me, I always tend to stay away from those kind of horror movies.

[The Mothman]

"creepy" little Kids
CGI in B movies
Snappily dressed vampires

[Delbert Grady]

Every victim says the same thing, "Why are you doing this?!?!?!"
and "What do you want from me?!?!"

I guess it's a legit line if you were in a bad situation, but I'm just sick of hearing it.
When I make my horror movie I'm gonna have my victim say "This is gonna be the most painful thing I've ever felt, wont it?"

Also pounding on doors with open palms. Using a closed fist would be much more effective.

But I love Horror and I can deal with all of it.

[Baron Von Marlon]

I hate it when the killer(s)/monster(s) kill a couple having sex, or some female taking a shower, and they don't show any nudity.
Especially when the movie's quite bloody and gory.
It's rated R anyway, so how about showing a nice pair of Babylons.

[Ferox13]

Originally Posted by NightOfTheLiving_Sam

I'm tired of seeing torture porn: I'd rather see a horror movie with a good plot and great character development. Torture porn has never went well with me, I always tend to stay away from those kind of horror movies.

I am tired of people who call themselves horror fans use the term 'Torture Porn'..

[rayzor]

The trend that seems popular nowadays is P.O.V/camera footage. The Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity was enough for me. Then there are all these copycats which totally turn me off to movies. But then again, it's only my preference.