Most horror is boring

[@carterevanroust]

I find that in terms of characters, the worst part is not just that they are stupid, but they're also really annoying or they're shitty people and that doesn't help me develop a connection to the point where I can feel for them when bad things happen to them. I think that something like Jacob's Ladder works so well because Jacob is such a sweet character, so you're really invested in him.

[@Traveleronthelamb]

Exactly, The characters need to be lovable in order for me to care about them

[@respectfulevil9022]

I think its probably more intetesting and tense if the character is clever and understands whats happening but is still basically powerless, think Ripley in Alien 2

[@Skylerdouglas731]

I love Jacob's Ladder! I really wish we got more of these deeply personal types of horror stories. Besides Jacob's Ladder, the Silent Hill games, and other pieces of media I can't think of off the top of my head, there seems to be a real lack of deep and well written characters in the genre. Lots of characters are treated only as vehicles to move the plot forward, and few actually serve as the heart of the story. The horror of the story hits harder when you actually give a damn about the characters!

[@kredonystus7768]

Even worse that stupid is inconsistent. So often they are just badly written.

[@Dfyki]

Navajo culture, especially the legends scare me more than most horror. Skinwalkers and wendigos are not properly researched half of the time by people that talk about them so I invested in watching actual indeagous people speak about them and it really was different from what most people say. And Japanese urban legends scare me too. I learned about them as a little kid and I know basically all of them at this point due to my desperation for good scares because everything sucks from the U.S.

[@C._Bradford]

Word. Honestly though what really bugs me is how much people get wrong about both of those myths. They get sort of homogenized into almost the same monster in a lot of stories that somehow can't tell the difference between Native Americans living in New England (where the wendigo originates) and those living over 2000 miles away in the southwest (where the skinwalker originates). In reality they are so totally different and unique but get completely bastardized by people who know nothing about the myths. And don't even get me started on those bird headed abominations we see in most video games.

[@swordofstabbing]

@@C._Bradford Some cryptozoologists have a conspiracy theory about Navajo somehow being secretly Algonquin... specifically to fulfill their fantasies of homogenizing their two favorite beings in indigenous folklore.

[@ohmanohman...]

this is my horror hot-take, but i think jumpscares are a great tool that are just sadly often misused for cheap shock. i see in indie internet horror a lot that people tend to lean entirely into unnerving aesthetics and atmosphere, and that’s a good thing, mostly! but sometimes i just stop getting scared by them because they pull all their punches, and i feel safe watching them because they stop doing jumpscares because it’s perceived as more sophisticated in wake of the jumpscares identity in the past ten years and its association with cheap scares. it’s a tool to keep the audience engaged and on their toes fer crying out loud

[@raptorboss6688]

I can see what you’re getting at, the idea that atmospheric eeriness is just not enough to keep someone captivated and becomes kinda mundane, is something I agree with. Where we differ is I think jumpscares are kinda because they completely hijack a normal reaction of our survival instincts. What I think is better is the idea of horror, (that being which brought terror finally coming to fruition) can be much more effective with a very blunt approach that forces you to sit with the horror you’re facing rather than an instant one and done deal.

[@internetloser5422]

I feel this way particularly about five nights at Freddy's. I feel it has potential but holds it self back immensely, especially considering its target audience.

[@Herpusderpus]

I would personally love to see more semi-jumpscares in movies. I define those as a moment when something unexpected and usually visually disturbing appears suddenly on camera or even in the background, but the movie doesn’t hype it up with lame jumpscare sound effects, instead allowing the viewer to react in a more organic way. It’s less cheap and fabricated, and often far more unsettling because of the silence or minimized audio.

[@DreamyAileen]

@@internetloser5422 FNAF1 was pretty effective as a horror game imo. It's the sequels that started veering away from the horror and into the lore

[@dragonBishop99]

One thing that did scare me : I fell asleep at some point and this video came up on autoplay. I woke up RIGHT as the creature from 1:10 came across the screen with the distorted audio. So thank you for that heart attack

[@Khaozdubz]

it worked as a mini jumpscare for me too haha cool lil detail he added

[@emmettdeschenes6287]

first guy to get scared by stale tropes lol

[@dragonBishop99]

@@emmettdeschenes6287 i mean, i literally woke up to it from an autoplay. Coming back to watch it when i was fully awake wasnt scary at all. (Chronically suffer from nightmares / night terrors and ptsd dreams but thats beside the point)

[@emmettdeschenes6287]

@@dragonBishop99 oh i mean that it actually says "stale tropes" on screen when you click the time stamp, I'm just making a stupid joke

[@dragonBishop99]

@@emmettdeschenes6287 aahhh i get ya, im dense, my bad

[@MunkkyNotTrukk]

My favourite horror fiction is the Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James, they're a great example of quiet, subtle horror that builds an uncomfortable mood. While many of the stories follow a repetitive formula (the protagonist, usually a historian or antique dealer, tampers with some kind of antique or ancient artefact, unwittingly summoning a ghost that quietly stalks him for a while before eventually killing him), not all of them do, and the ones that do often have something unique going on to make them stand out from each other.

[@williamerickson520]

MR James' stories are absolute masterworks. I find 19th century "ghost" stories to be far more effective and enjoyable than what passes as horror today.

[@Bhoooooooo]

GOD that voice and creepy animation along the titles gives me the chills dam- Also your art is improving so much and is so dam stunning

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

This got me thinking…I’ve never seen a Wild West horror movie! It’s random af but wouldn’t it be cool? I’d love to see someone take that challenge. Also, I had this idea for a book that actually doesn’t tell you it’s horror at first and you slowly realize just how bad it really is.

[@ceecirice9628]

Bone tomahawk. But oh man you better be ready

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

@@ceecirice9628 awesome, I’ll be sure to check it out!

[@respectfulevil9022]

Werewolves

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

@@respectfulevil9022 I believe you are thinking chupacabras, as the Wild West is mostly Mexican based? If so, yeah, brilliant idea!

[@respectfulevil9022]

@@SleepyHollowKnight yeah probably

[@GyreArts]

Unrelated but around 3:00 (completely unrelated to the subject itself) something I love about that shogunate style monster is the fact theres a sense of layering to it, like on the outside its a man with a mask but the ultra wide jaws imply something obscure thats underneath it making them genuinely a lot more menacing because you have no idea what it actually is

[@Dekubud]

Deficient perspectives is one of the major issues I have with horror. I would LOVE to see a horror movie from the perspective of a character with untreated schizophrenia who either learns some of the stuff they see/hear aren’t just hallucinations. Or using the pespective of someone being a minority, queer or disabled whose life experience makes them know of or understand the horror better. For example, I like that in Get Out, there is body/psychological horror but that racism is part of the horror as well.

[@respectfulevil9022]

As a trans person just having a body is body horror

[@discordiacreates6669]

I know this is a bit late to reply but has really no one come here to suggest anything that already exists that fits that description? Well that's sad... And perhaps I should really get back into writing again since my characters usually have some disability or are LGBT+ and uh...... I think I'm really terrible at drawing anything remotely human or I woulda started a comic over a year ago with an OC I've been holding onto for a while who's, let's just say he's an unreliable narrator, but there's definitely very real things that happen despite him not being able to recall a lot of things or remembering things completely different from reality and I'd really love to get to work on that just for some of the visuals I've had planned for a while, but I gotta find an art style that works for me first

[@bigbadwolfstudios1]

It's interesting how perspective shapes a person's horror too. I once knew someone who couldn't watch new girl cus they had a fear of public speaking/awkward situations and their phobia would get triggered by the very many instances in that show. Fun little tidbit in terms of knowing what really makes someone really squirm and how there really is no limit to what you could use to make something absolutely terrifying. I have to say, I was turned onto your work through your KZbin channel and absolutely love the perspective and the art. It's genuinely helped me get back into sketching after a little while ❤

[@respectfulevil9022]

I think the trick to writing horror is knowing what scares you

[@iiyamii5554]

Ever since I've read Uzumaki I've been afraid of snails and lighthouses, so I'd say the author did a pretty great job.

[@jaffathegoon4831]

Would appreciate a video of just your recommendations for horror films and a few words on why you like them

[@Tunamandraw]

Australia….

[@fuindes_batwings]

As much as I love the method, I've often wondered if Save The Cat hasn't spoilt a lot of horror and its' potential. Save The Cat categorizes most horror as "Monster In The House" and sums it up as containing 3 elements: "A: A monster B: A sin C: A House", and it seems to encourage a template of simplicity. As a result, most horror is so predictable, you can often guess who will live, who will die, and what the real issue is.

[@teethbeans9994]

In the game Omori, there is a jumpscare at the beginning of the game when you wake up in the middle of the night and hear knocking at the door. You can open the door if you want to and it only shows a specific creepy image behind a cracked door. There is no sound and it's only there for a second. It is the first scare of the game which before that point was very light-hearted. What makes that scare so good is you dont understand what you actually saw until towards the end of the game and that jumpscare is completly missable.

[@forcetz]

I really love the art. As someone who who sucks at art, seeing people who are good at art really impresses me.

[@smembino740]

My favorite type of horror is pretty subtle: Like a feasable danger for the audience, that the protagonist is simply not aware of, an unforseen twist in a campfirestory, or maybe a situation with multiple approachotions, that all take you out of your comfortzone. I also love it, when a monster is standing in plain sight of the protagonist, but even you as an audiencemember can still not notice it, during your first, or even second time watching.

[@parallaxninja456]

Okay so picture this: A family lives in a small town and moves into a new house but guess what.... THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED AND THEY DON"T KNOW IT! lol

[@glitchedeyes]

OR A COUPLE OF TEENS PLAY WITHA OUJIA BOARD AND GUESS WHAT.. THERES A DEMON AFTER THEM-

[@Khaozdubz]

The fact that most influences my boredom while consuming recent horror midia is around what exactly is the thing, monster or subject Im getting afraid of. The times that I felt the most genuine horror and true terror in my life was while reading H. P. Lovecraft, where the object of fear are unknown beings that the human mind simply cant comprehend. I remember growing up and having nightmares after reading it multiple times and it gives me chills until this day. The fear of the incomprehensible, unnameable things or aspects is what gets me the most interested in a horror midia. I feel like the more vague and embracing a subject is the more the human mind tends to fear it, because we struggle to comprehend it and we are made to do so. We evolved with the sense to fear the unknown and we will always have a bad feeling towards things we cant wrap our minds around. The most "recent" piece of midia I can think about that gives me the same type of vibes and uncanny horror are the mangas (and now in anime too) of Junji Ito, the way how every horror element descripted have a super vague background with minimal explanation (Eg. a curse, spirit, etc.) and how the actual visual elements he draws (super super memorable pieces btw, I love black and white horror drawings) are just the consequences of said elements. In sum I think the excess information about a horror subject is what throws me off. Absolute no info is also bad, but the right amout of it, letting things as vague as possible gives so much more room to our minds to fill and THATS where it gets us: our brains are really good into making the worse and most terrible scenarios possible and it will always vary from person to person. Sorry for the amount of text, got your last video as a recommended at 3 a.m. and I had a lot going through my mind

[@sweetpeaon3]

I literally am yelling out loud going "OHHHH, oh my god this looks so good!!!!" I got introduced to your channel through your HOW I MAKE MY ARTWORK CREEPY video, found the first creature you were drawing in that video so terrifying in the most awesome way. This is an improvement that I did not think was even necessary, as the first go at the little skull guy was insanely good. You shocked me anyways!!

[@charlie8829]

I also think that horror is kind of kiddified in a sense. Like the fnaf movie was meant to have an r rating but its pg 13 instead. Media in general I think is starting to gear more towards younger people who shouldn’t be watching this type of stuff. The internet is a big part of that where kids don’t have supervision and all these horror projects are starting to gear towards those kids because that’s what’s making up their fandom.

[@CasperdaGreat]

thank you doctor nowhere for making the horror content I had no idea I desperately needed

[@dragonflower17]

Honestly, this problem isn't only in horror it's in every genre! With the market the way it is, people are forced to produce faster, produce more more more to as WIDE an audience as possible. Trying to get a wide general audience as possible for literally *everything* is going to kill the beauty of these genres. If a person doesn't like a musical you shouldn't market a musical towards them (looking at you Hollywood). Those audiences are not going to care about the result. Same with horror. We should all go back to creating for niche subgroups of little freaks (affectionate).

[@IsabellaBabb-do1xo]

One of the scariest moments in a horror movie that I had ever experienced was during Hereditary. (Spoiler warning ahead) In particular the scene when she was having an allergic reaction hit so deep. I have an anaphylactic dairy allergy and I know exactly how it feels. To have it portrayed in that way… i had to actually stop watching and calm myself.

[@annahrodrigues4297]

10:31 Suggestion of a Brazilian Horror Movie! "O Diabo em Pessoa", meaning "The Devil In Person", it's a psychological horror that tells the story of a grieving old woman who go back to her past self, losing her mind and memories, it's actually an analogy to Alzheimer. (my history teacher actually wrote and direct it, I helped a little bit)

[@ai3467BlackIce]

I hope you do a drawing or a video of body horror, The Thing (1982), Dead Space, ect.

[@lilmorbida]

i found your channel about 1 hour ago and it made me try horror art again (tried it once in my life and was some of the most fun I've had, its proving to be the same again) , while adoring your art style and takes on horror as a horror media lover who is too bored of mainstream horror all i have to say rn is im so happy to see a POSSUM snippet as one of the few horrors that truly scared me in the past few years

[@stephenairey4952]

I was really struck by the cup of water/ocean analogy, I think it really sums up the issue perfectly. I'm not sure you'll enjoy it, but there's a lot of horror in Indian cinema, a lot of which is revolving around folklore and ghosts. It's not always particularly scary or anything, but it's a very different style to western cinema and the differing character archetypes might be somewhat refreshing!

[@jypustudios]

Jordan Peele’s movies have barely any Jumpscares and really focus on deep immersion with horror, his movie NOPE is extremely lovecraftian and focuses on dread that really makes it distinct, definitely recommend all of his movies to any psychological horror fan.

[@omegadragons321]

dude i honestly cannot tell you how damn good your rendering skills are. like it looks like you took a photo and edited it in photoshop it looks so realistic

[@HOWLING._.NIGHTMARE]

Agreeable ngl, reason I left the FNaF fandom was because it wasn't scary anymore with the movie and new games.. Stayed with bendy because holy shit I almost shat my pants at the spider boss, also higher quality in nature than SB. Ya wanna go on levels of scaryness and lore, not literally just making content and changing it over and over that's supposedly horror (like FNaF not you lol) they literally changed the lore so much there is NO canon

[@officialtollilion6627]

I was never into horror, as many horrors my friends take me to watch are with demons, or something alien attacking humans. I didn't like how it was just monsters in the real works just... existing (even if I was afraid watching those films). Recently, however, I watched Scream 2022 and I loved it. There wasn't any monster, or demons that needed to be banished, it was people hurting other people. Every time a character was alone, I had this sense of dread that they will get hurt, and I was scared for them. I still avoid most horror, as I don't like to be scared most of the time, but I know I don't enjoy films or games with "spooky scary alien monster" anymore.

[@starface2178]

One of the horror cliches I hate the most is when the detestable atrocious antagonist gets away with committing atrocities, kills the last survivor or makes it into a hostage and "wins". I like creature features with interesting monster designs, but I do NOT want them to be absent most of the film and just revealed at the last second, I want to see the monsters in full background, and yes I get it that the films try to build suspense. Another one of the WORST horror cliches is NOT just limited to "horror", is that OVERUSED and OVERDONE personal eye for an eye cliche (v***eance), eye for an eye makes the world blind. I had ENOUGH of those annoying supernatural killers CONSTANTLY coming back from the dead, while the innocent don't come back from the dead, NOT to get eye fro an eye, but to protect and guide the living innocent. I HATE extreme senseless violence towards the innocent, especially minors. The atrocious humans are deserving of violent torture, NOT the innocent! I just get DISGUSTED at overuse of gore and senseless violence. Got any other horror cliches you hate? Let me know!

[@alienstar2088]

One of the things that scares me the most is things that give into our base instincts. Images like Jeff the Killer scare the Hell out of me because it attributes predatory things to a Human form. Things like white blinding teeth, round forward facing eyes, etc. I'm also a huge fan of Lovecraftian horror, going along the same lines as horror films from the 60's where - no imagery is more terrifying than the images we come up with on the fly in our own heads.

[@williamerickson520]

You have hit the nail on the head! I completely agree.

[@Ravenz91]

I think a big problem is nostalgia too. Because it breeds a desire for something or the scene in general to pay homage to or just be a rehash of established IPs. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy a good throwback, or a solid sequel (I legit love the Saw series), but the idea that horror sucks these days because the mainstream is a certain way is kinda misguided. Not saying that you’re in that bubble, but I see it a lot. 2 of my favorite movies lately are The Sadness & Gonjiam Haunted Asylum. Like, yes, the violence was extreme in the former but the sense of dread was phenomenal. Same with the latter. The characters were solid in that too. The jump scares were well done as was the atmosphere too. The cinematography in both were phenomenal also. I do like jump scares at times but I definitely agree in terms of them being cheap at times.

[@Roi_Souverain_Néantツ]

So true old horror is golden nowadays horror lack true horror and its so disappointing considering how much I love the thrills the blood and etc

[@mcdc700]

It was strangely interesting to see you try out all those different arms and claws for the first drawing before ultimately deciding to keep it simple and not give it anything. Definitely the right choice in my opinion.

[@reflectionsbytheriver]

Thank you 🤍 I love your passion for horror

[@GyreArts]

10:00 ngl I ahve absolutely no idea in regards to location But I simply like stuff that involves sadistic intelligence and monsters that create more of themselves and attack the minds of victims in a mind flayer like style To the point where the transforemed victims are happy to join the cause making it have even more one sided fear

[@ROMANIX]

oh yeah!! new vid!! 🎉

[@lonlmewy]

Scary how you shade the skull very well

[@cospinsane5690]

i don't know if you can classify it as a horror film, but the house that jack built is probably my favorite movie. there's so many artistic references, as well as jacks goal sort of revolving around his personal ideas of what art should be against what Virgil believes art is. i feel like it fits a lot of what you said can make a good horror film. hard to describe plot, thought provoking, unique protagonists, etc, etc. Ive always been worried to recommend it to people because they might think it leans to much into the discussion aspect too much near the end and get bored of it, but i think its just perfect. anyway great video, i never really considered horror outside of America was more extreme, Ive gotta give some a watch!

[@Brazoski]

EXACTLY dumbass characters in horror movies make me want to turn it off. like the dad at one part of incidious the red door was being chased and instead of going though THE BIG HOLE IN HIS WALL he decided to **go upstairs..** like bruh.. and jumpscares aren't scary to me, they are so overused(there were tons in incidious the red door and none of them were shocking).

[@GnarledStaff]

Yeah, good characters are important. If you do not care about the characters you generally aren’t immersed in the film. I mean, you can care about them as people or care about them as funny pawns you want to see struggle. A lot of popular horror movies go for the second type of immersion, where the viewer doesnt connect with the characters but looks down on them. The other type is what I don’t see a lot- granted, I’m not really in the horror cinema community. But in my experience relating to the setting and characters helps connect to the actual horror more. Things like the conjuring having intelligent ghost hunters and homeowners that want to leave but are too poor to afford abandoning the house really make a difference. (Hope I got the movie right) If the scary thing beats a competent character its more intimidating. If it beats a stupid character the audience automatically dissociates because “I’m not that stupid, that wouldnt happen to me”.

[@maiacedrola8912]

I don't watch a horror but I do watch some thrillers and psychological stuff. I'm not really afraid of anything (though bees, wasps and hornets terrify me). I recently watched The Others and surprisingly I got scared only a couple times (that is not to say it was a bad movie. I loved it). But interestingly I watched Heavenly Delusion (it's an anime so it didn't even look real ??) and got more scared by that. Idk there were scenes that gave me goosebumps like I'd never felt before which was an amazing first experience! I find it easier to watch animated psychological thrillers because then I actually enjoy it ??

[@Kalergi_Plan_Accelerationist]

Horror got sterilised and kino is scared to take a risk and create innovative Ideas.

[@Juliana-Bub]

Does anyone have any horror film recommendations that don't include body horror or gratuitous gore? I dont watch a ton of horror films at the moment because being grossed out isn't the type of horror I'm interested in, and I'm always afraid that looking that up before watching something might spoil the movie. Edit: Horror literature recommendations are also welcome. It's one of my favorite literary genres.

[@pallavroy591]

i suggest you to watch Tumbbad. It's an Indian horror flick which also delves into a fantasy setting. I can't think of any other Indian horror films as I haven't really watched any others, but I can say without a shadow of a doubt that you'll enjoy Tumbbad. Hopefully you may also feel like doing something like a fanart of Hastar!

[@MulderHiggins]

i dont care abt horror movies, but i love ur speedpaints so

[@therookjerome8996]

No idea what happened to my previous comment(I probably just didn't send it honestly), don't really feel like typing it all out again, but shorthand of it is, what we want out of horror is a tall ask, and horror should strive to make you anxious and build dread(for most genres at least, there's outliers) rather then go for cheap jumpscares or shock value

[@wub9044]

New to the channel so chances are this question might've been asked by somebody else before, or... You probably already did a video on that, but how about a discussion about artists *wishing* to draw horror, but they're not particularly horror artists themselves? For example, somebody's an artist who enjoys horror media, but their art style is very cutesy and they can't really bring themselves to create something creepy.

[@Michael-es4dt]

I don't know if he's made a video on it, but I would just say get out of your comfort zone with art. Even if you decide you don't like it, just exploring like that will improve your skills and make you more creative.

[@FFBADRGBHL]

Lol well when it comes to certain things like anime and manga, "the more cute the style the more fucked up the content" has been a rule of thumb for some time. Excluding stuff like childrens shows that is. So you're definitely on to something in a way, but also the cute art style really doesn't stop some people

[@screamingbean7509]

@@FFBADRGBHLI agree, two of my favorite anime “When They Cry” and “Happy Sugar Life” use exactly that to their advantage. They use art styles that are considered “cutesy”, also give a strong tonal shift to the HEAVY subject matters they go over, they both do it very well and highly recommend them both! But do be warned that there’s several trigger warnings you would need to look up, because when the shows get serious, THEY GET SERIOUS.

[@ravioli_826]

If an artist can only create art with one style then they need to develop more to gain versatility.

[@ToothAndFeather]

I love how I'm just watching all these videos like a horror course haha

[@fandommess3591]

I will admit that a lot of movies are predictable, however i did find that there are some movies on the smaller side that downright have moments that could get you. When i think of movies that get me, I think of the movie Friend Request. Of course it has predictability, but it definitely got me in a moment where one would look at it and go "oh this is gonna happen" but something close to it on a different spectrum, and it got me pretty good lol. I hope horror movies can improve on the predictability in the future, but I doubt it will. I think this is why I really like psychological horror than body horror with the cheesy stings because it's predictable. Psychological horror can go a complete different angle and it really screws with me if done really well. The movie Hush is a decent movie, and of course it has it's moments and it doesn't really have jumpscares, but i think it was well done, even if my friends dont think so. There's 2 movies i really like that go the psychological way and really play with your mind while watching them: The Perfection and then the movie Silent House from 2011. They're both really good with messing with your mind, but be warned if you go to watch them, they involve themes of S/A, not any showing of it, just implied and whatnot

[@Jacky-Lin491]

Your art work is so pretty ❤

[@themelancholyofgay3543]

the jumpscares are not being used as it supposed to be.

[@honkler1443]

As a really big fan of the genre I believe that all movies are way to diluted to be comercial and digestable, it doesn't have anything near close to reality or real terror, 100% of the protagonists are complete idiots and really dumb and useless, it is awfull to watch something that looks absolutely inocent and weak geting the best of the protagonists, the evil of horror movies doesn't really looks like a revolting and the idea of an absolutely unescapable evil you know? something that really puts fear because of the unpredictability and power of the "devil"

[@jaffathegoon4831]

phobias represented in movies

[@GRENNZ-DA-GAY]

Is it okay if you make a sorta draw with me video? I like just doing whatever while someone else does something mundane or relaxing in the background

[@oliviamcclenny9435]

The point about stupid characters is why I didn’t enjoy The Oldest View series here on KZbin. The main character was such an idiot for going down to the underground mall I didn’t feel scared for him, just annoyed. The rolling giant was kind of offputting but without an at least somewhat like able and competent main character it wasn’t scary at all.

[@tristanabraham9281]

I like the art

[@stoopidbug24]

hey maybe internet is just better at making horror than hollywood businessmen

[@oldensad5541]

Violence is extremely good tool. It just need to be used properly. Just finished Evil Within - old game, but i lay my hands on it only recently. It's a bad game, poorly designed, not very scary... But violence in there was so frightening in the beginning. Just mercilessly pushing you deeper and deeper in litteral flesh pits. If monster arrives at the scene it not there to pose, to build tension, it will SCREAM and rush and will rip you in half without mercy and any suspense... It was kinda drink of fresh air to my surprise, especially in contrast with main story circling around nobleman and family secrets. Reminds me of Clive Barker approach a bit, where you can get exquisite and poetic depiction of anal mutilation or something. And must say it worked at least half of the game wich is a lot of time, much more than you need to construct a movie. All you need to do to make violence scary is to make it so quick and vicious, viewers should be uncomfortable with it on the screen and want it to stop as badly as characters do. I hope my mumbling make any sense 😂

[@grgtlvgrgtlv3409]

I follow you on Ig, but didn´t know you had a yt channel

[@KiaraValentine]

The Goodnight Mommy (the German One) it's really good, the USA one don't make sense 👎🏻

[@problematicprincess6270]

I wouldn't say this is a horror thing so much its just western media horror. I say this bc asian horror especially j and k horror doesn't have these problems.

[@Lightparty-tm3kc]

Hello

[@Necrow_Productions]

Oh god, I respect your videos and your ideas. but I don't understand why you brought up Noroi, Barbarian, and Lake Mungo. They don't really do much to flip the genre in an interesting way. The Wailing is so much better then any of those and idk, it seems weird that those other three get way more respect when they really are not that good or unique...

[@dylanburroughs4841]

This is an extremely unpopular opinion, but I can't stand the horror manga artist Junji Ito. His art? Great. His stories and characters? Dog water. He has a few that work, but too many ruin the stories with their bad execution or one-dimensional characters.

[@fishintheocean-i4g]

Horror is a countercultural genre showing others how the world isn't as nice as the cherry-frosted surface, a mainstream conventions-defying genre made for ballsy, daring, gothic, violent writing and designed to play on the fear of the public as a whole. Hollywood corporations/producers and especially the MPAA are a monolith designed to keep the flow of the story of each movie predictably laid out for the viewer, designed to keep the movie riddled with corny tropes, designed to make sure there's loads of PC material (and ever increasing), and designed to make certain that the movie remains a rehash of everything the audience liked about other movies, i.e. not anything that goes an imaginative, inspired, unpredictable, and different route that audiences didn't expect, all so the movie industry corporate execs/movie producers get loads and loads of greedy cash. And Hollywood is making movies solely for 16 y/o's and China now. It should be no surprise that horror movies present day, are violent trash, not imaginative, not unique, predictable and certainly not scary. Anything less would upset the heck out of China.

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Thats why I love movies like Eraserhead or House that Jack built, because we got something that we are not used to. Yes, maybe in House that Jack built theres alot, maybe too much of gore that could in some parts wouldnt be needed, but it kinds of needs to be in the movie to kind of accompany the whole plot so we can built the distaste in us for the main character, Jack. And about Eraserhead, well, I just dont know how to describe it. Its just so symbolic, so weird in its own way. And im pretty sure that youve heard of these, but atleast you know my opinion now, so I guess thats it.