Are you into horror stuff?

[🔥MasterLord🔥]

I like horror movies, games, etc.

[Arnie Rimsy BSc.SSc.]

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I like horror movies, games, etc.

Only sci-fi based.

I think movies like Saw are worthless and lack creativity.

[Plaid]

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I like horror movies, games, etc.

Only sci-fi based.

I think movies like Saw are worthless and lack creativity.

I don't know. It practically single-handedly revived the genre.

[Samwise]

I want to like horror movies, but 95% of them are way too predictable, disappointing or just bad. Worst are those which rely on jumpscares.

Horro videogames, yeah no thanks. I dont enjoy playing those, unless its either rpg'ish or you're taking a role of very powerful character.

[s w e k]

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Ooo listen to Miss Maturepants. Too adult for spoops. Guess that makes me immature then :witch:

To be fair, a lot of horror is made for younger audiences/readers. Like with anything else, you need to dig around to find the good stuff.

Train to Busan anyone? :deadskull:

Not really. It isn't very difficult to find something horror that can be deemed "mature"

[Γαῖα]

Since we have lived in caves and sat by camp fires man has been addicted to such a topic. So the consensus will always be overwhelming. We are it appears inherently predisposed to that which lurks in the dark.
What would be more interesting is the type of horror people like and why as opposed to another type.

[s w e k]

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I think movies like Saw are worthless and lack creativity.

I agree. Saw is basically gore porn.

[Γαῖα]

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I think movies like Saw are worthless and lack creativity.

I agree. Saw is basically gore porn.

I think hostel is worse. This fascination to get people to imagine what if this was you is pretty lame. I prefer stories like sixth sense or the others.

[TwinEdgedBastard]

I like when horror is mixed with action and/or is self aware. I often find standard horror games and movies boring or just messed up for the sake of being messed up. Jump scares are also a turn off.

I think the Lovecraft universe is pretty cool, though I've only really looked up the monsters, elder gods and played games like Quake rather than actually read the novels.

Probably the closest I will get to straight up horror is SCP, I used to kind of make fun of it due to the countless terrible SCP's and creepy pastas that exist. However, SCP does shine from time to time, and the whole "scientific journal" formula makes some SCP's fun to read.

[Canny McTin-Face]

I personally enjoy the type of horror that makes you feel deep unsettlement and dread. Lovecraft was very good at doing that.

[s w e k]

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I agree. Saw is basically gore porn.

I think hostel is worse. This fascination to get people to imagine what if this was you is pretty lame. I prefer stories like sixth sense or the others.

Yeah, like, horror that's all about "ooh look at this spooky thing that just happened, isn't that spooky?" And then they continue to shove in a bunch of horror cliches and cheap jump-scares. Meh.

I really like psychological horror and "strange" horror. I'm also fine with gore if it serves a purpose.

[76561198315424152]

No.

[EvilPinata]

For the most part I'd say yes in regards to movies, TV, and games. I don't read often so I can't really throw books in there. It really depends on the subject matter though. If it's horror in the genre of Saw and Hostel, it's definitely not for me, but I'm into almost everything else.

For things that actually scare me though, it's gotta be the type of horror that is subtle and builds suspense. The type of horror that makes me deeply uncomfortable. Jumpscares are cheap.

[lucent]

Just say you want to go on Netflix.

So you got the Walking Dead, Sabrina, Bates Motel, American Horror Story, Supernatural, Stranger Things and so on...I'm sure some one has to be watching it.

BUT...in Duck Dynasty, the network didn't care for them praying at the end of each show during dinner.

BUT...you watch Sabrina and all they do each episode is say Hail ♥♥♥♥♥? more than you really need to hear it.

It's cool, I like horror Hail ♥♥♥♥♥!

[Plaid]

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I think movies like Saw are worthless and lack creativity.

I agree. Saw is basically gore porn.

There's not much gore in it, actually. The sequels tipped it up a bit but they didn't compare to the amount of blood and guts I've seen in other movies from other genres.
It was more effective at making people squirm or be shocked at the circumstances these people were in.

It was amusing seeing the different ways they would kill people off, though it did start to get old after the third movie, I admit.

(Sometimes I think the most horrific thing about the first film was just how filthy that bathroom was!)

[Γαῖα]

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I think hostel is worse. This fascination to get people to imagine what if this was you is pretty lame. I prefer stories like sixth sense or the others.

Yeah, like, horror that's all about "ooh look at this spooky thing that just happened, isn't that spooky?" And then they continue to shove in a bunch of horror cliches and cheap jump-scares. Meh.

I really like psychological horror and "strange" horror. I'm also fine with gore if it serves a purpose.

I liked sixth sense and the others because all the while i had no idea who the ghosts actually were. Not once did i realise until the veneer was broken that the shoe was on the other foot and thats what really made those two films.
Of course there not my outright favourites as im more into thrillers like say oldboy (original version), Irréversible and stuff that have twisted stories and high levels of creativity.
Your right, gore must serve a purpose but todays horrors are just so gratuitous to the point of being cheap and ridiculous.