Poll: Recent horror films?

[Blindswordmaster]

Gore does not equal horror! Ever seem 1408? When John Cusack was in the hotel room and he was just bullshitting about? Fucking terrifying. It was brilliant because they set it up and you were just sitting there waiting. It's the suspense that kills you, not the scare.

 

[Dags90]

I voted realistic situations, in the sense of movies like Cube. I find movies about how scary people can be much better than movies about monsters.

 

[WorldCritic]

The best kind of horror is the kind with good pacing and atmosphere. Movies like The Shining were good because of that. One thing I'm curious about is how the hell is gore scary? If something is scary because of how much blood there is then go ahead and name Fallout 3 and God of War as two of the scariest videogames of all time. In all seriousness though where did the whole gore=scary idea come from?

 

[Tanis]

I'm a fan of Silent Hill 2 and Fatal Frame 2, so it's no surprise that I'm more a fan of atmosphere and mood building than flat out gore or screams.

It's what I DON'T see that can really get to me.

 

[SpecklePattern]

I'm not trolling, but where in earth is realism in horror? Usually realism would kill the horror, like if the main chracter would act upon the situation and not run away falling down (yes, the running away in a panic works always) all the time. Well I quess every horror movie character just is stupid. But the worst way to kill horror is ultra non-realistic gore.

I voted for build up. And second thing is soundtrack from these options. If you play Benny Hill chase music on the background, any movie could be ruined.

Well think of it this way; nightmares aren't realistic either yet they're still scary.

Yes, like I said "Usually realism would kill the horror". That was my whole point

 

[Lullabye]

The tense build up to when the protagonist almost gets laid, but then dies a horrible death.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

For me, it's all about the pacing. The best horror movies start out relatively normal, slowly letting the supernatural elements ooze in. That's why The Shining and Poltergeist were done really well. Then you also have your standard zombie movie fare that deal as well with the interpersonal elements as they do with the actual zombies. Both of which create horrifying situations that make for fantastic scares.