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Comfort in horror?
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You are getting on my last nerve, young man!! *arms crossed, tapping foot* ![]() |
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Me, I don't care as long as it's done well. One of my faves, "1408" didn't even specify what kind of monster it was: ghost, demon, or etc. It was just "an evil f&cking room". I agree with roshiq that the horror comes from what the characters are experiencing, moreso than the monster. Sometimes not knowing what it is that is coming after them is what makes it more scary.
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Actually, that was MY point, that Roshiq was kind of agreeing with, but not really. And Roshiq, I understood what you were saying. I still disagree. "Familiarity leads to contempt," as they say. Overexposure of the monster more often than not results in less horror/suspense/fear, whatever you want to call it. Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas, The Descent, Night of the Demon, that one movie I love that I can never remember the name of with the invisible brain/spinal chord monsters, IT, Alien; the list could go on and on of movies that were more effective because they showed the actual creatures sparingly. In King Kong, for instance, we are terrified the first time we see Kong, but as the film goes on, and we see he's just a big lovesick teddy bear, we begin to pity him, and by the end of the film, we're not scared of him at all; in fact, we're rooting for him. |
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I definitely see the point you are making, Never, after all, why watch a whodunit if you already know "who dun it". Though sometimes it is fun to yell "Hey you, you're shaking hands with the killer! That's him!"
I mentioned in a previous post a"comfort level" I have. I hate roller coasters and haunted house attractions at fun parks. Sounds odd for a horror enthusiast, I'm sure, but there you have it. I suppose thats why I like a lot of 80's horror..a little cheesy but still fun. SPOILER ALERT. That said, I did love "Black Christmas" where nothing was ever revealed or resolved! Last edited by The Bloofer Lady; 06-20-2014 at 03:35 AM. |
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Yeah..and I think that's one of the goals in KING KONG...at the end the viewers will eventually root for him; as that ferocious, huge gorilla from Skull Island actually got a lonesome romeo or human like heart beneath his gigantic & terrifying figure. The character & motivation of Kong required that amount of screen time; it they wanted to keep him totally terrifying all through the way then they might implemented the 'less exposure' approach or won't feel the need to show him that much.
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Actually, one of the main reasons why Steven Spielberg's Duel was so blood-curdling and chilling, was that we never get to see the face of that unseen, terrorising "demon" inside the tanker truck.
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