Comments on: What scares you in a horror film?

By: Jesusland

Jesusland — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:27:29 +0000

Ditto Mrk. The less visible the threat, the more threatening it is. “The Others” scared the crap out of me for that very reason. There were no visuals, just the threat of the unseen “Others.”

By: Ronn

Ronn — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:25:39 +0000

don’t get me wrong i like boyle’s films but when this film first came out i kept hearing how it was the scariest film in years and i wasn’t that impressed with the film. i actually liked ‘28 weeks later’ better. i actually think as far as recent horror films go ‘Splinter’ and ‘The Signal’ are very good.

By: Mrk

Mrk — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:47:13 +0000

I’d have to agree.

Visuals are not as scary. Once you see the “monster”, the “scare” is over. I think sounds that bring you into the scene (buzzing light fixture, dripping water, footsteps,) all place you in the shoes of the protagonist/victim.

By: opus

opus — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:08:12 +0000

Hard to nail down what make’s a movie scary, it’s a combo of things. But film is a visual medium. A good scary movie should be able to be scary even if the sound is turned off.

By: AkJ

AkJ — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:43:04 +0000

I was throwing a party one night and was showing Scream in one of the rooms. No Sound. During the beginning when Drew Barrymore was getting the treatment, that room was full of folks who flipped when they saw the masked killer roaming around the outside. They rewound it and played with the sound. Both had the same reaction and as cheesy at it got later, most of those folks left the room and couldn’t watch anymore.