Whatever El Orfanato is. That's the kind of horror I like. Oh and "The Changeling" with George C. Scott. That's a motherfucking brilliant movie. I would guess those fall into the psychological horror category maybe???
Which type of horror do you find scarier?
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I LOVE psychological horror...while I'm playing it, but it tends to bother me throughout the night. I usually end up playing an incredible psychological horror game for about a day, freak out that night, get no sleep, and vow to never play it again.
Jump horror on the other hand, scares me just that instant. I still get the thrill, but without the sleep deprivation afterwords. Therefore, i prefer jump horror.
Jump horror on the other hand, scares me just that instant. I still get the thrill, but without the sleep deprivation afterwords. Therefore, i prefer jump horror.
I like the kind of scare that makes my imagination do the work.
I know there is something behind me. I can hear it breathing and its foot steps are getting closer. I turn around...
NOTHING.
I know there is something behind me. I can hear it breathing and its foot steps are getting closer. I turn around...
NOTHING.
The earie unsettling kind.
The gorey kind--like Saw-- are just discusting. Watching people explode isn't scary, it's a snuff film.
The ghost/paranormal kind--Insidious, Paranormal Activity-- I find hilirous. Paranormal Activity has to be one of the funniest movies I've ever seen, highlighted by some preticularly creep moments.
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Also documentries that focus on evangelical kids and summer camps--like Jesus Camp-- because I reminds me that I share a country with these people and I have just as much say in government as one of them do.
The gorey kind--like Saw-- are just discusting. Watching people explode isn't scary, it's a snuff film.
The ghost/paranormal kind--Insidious, Paranormal Activity-- I find hilirous. Paranormal Activity has to be one of the funniest movies I've ever seen, highlighted by some preticularly creep moments.
EDIT:
Also documentries that focus on evangelical kids and summer camps--like Jesus Camp-- because I reminds me that I share a country with these people and I have just as much say in government as one of them do.
psychological by a very wide margin. like the margin a fighter would beat a sloth in a trip around the world.
Hmmm...I'm not sure which one of your categories this would fall under, but I like a horror film that actually manages to horrify me*.
I absolutely can't stand horror movies that just rely on sound effects and things jumping out to just startle you and make you jump.
But I'm also incredibly squeamish so I don't like movies that are...um...gore porn I think is the scientific term
As you may notice from the asterisk, I'm actually not a big horror fan, and the few I like are usually more campier horror like the Evil Dead series or Little Shop of Horrors.
However, I do love a good Thriller movie, and I do enjoy the psychological approach to those. So I guess I could say I prefer the former category.
I absolutely can't stand horror movies that just rely on sound effects and things jumping out to just startle you and make you jump.
But I'm also incredibly squeamish so I don't like movies that are...um...gore porn I think is the scientific term
As you may notice from the asterisk, I'm actually not a big horror fan, and the few I like are usually more campier horror like the Evil Dead series or Little Shop of Horrors.
However, I do love a good Thriller movie, and I do enjoy the psychological approach to those. So I guess I could say I prefer the former category.
For the most part, psychological horror. I like both though, a fusion of the two like in Insidious can be amazing. Movies like Lost Highway or Jacob's Ladder that screw with your head simply can't be described in words.
Now that I'm thinking about it, psychological horror can be a tricky genre to get right. Since there's not so many jump scares, a movie can get boring if the atmosphere isn't pulled off right. For example, Audition is called a psychological horror movie, but the first part of the movie is excruciating to watch because of the lack of scary scenes.
Now that I'm thinking about it, psychological horror can be a tricky genre to get right. Since there's not so many jump scares, a movie can get boring if the atmosphere isn't pulled off right. For example, Audition is called a psychological horror movie, but the first part of the movie is excruciating to watch because of the lack of scary scenes.
Jump scares, I can't deal with. I have a stress disorder, so I overreact to tension and I don't find it pleasant. One or two jump scares in a film, sure.. but a film composed of lots of them is just torture for me.
So yeah, I suppose I find them scarier, just not in a fun way.
That said, I think it's genuinely hard to be original with psychological horror now, and I can almost understand why horror has generally regressed into senseless gore or torture porn, just because it's easier. The boundaries are pretty clear and you can push them without much work, whereas with psychological horror if you don't just want to repeat the same tired tropes you have to really work at it.
So yeah, I suppose I find them scarier, just not in a fun way.
That said, I think it's genuinely hard to be original with psychological horror now, and I can almost understand why horror has generally regressed into senseless gore or torture porn, just because it's easier. The boundaries are pretty clear and you can push them without much work, whereas with psychological horror if you don't just want to repeat the same tired tropes you have to really work at it.
Psychological horror is the best! I'm still terrified to play amnesia even though i haven't downloaded it. The mind is a cruel thing. The whole thought of being weaponless terrifies me on a completely different level rather than something ugly or disturbing jumping at me.
... I might just be missing something obvious, but what has that got to do with anything?CODE-D said:
Psychological horror, all the way. You can prepare for a shock, but there's no escaping something that lives in your mind and breathes your fear.
Oh my god that was the scariest episode ever, especially when they tell him to go to his room and then they go to his room themselves.ClockworkPenguin said:
Actually both types can be very scary for me. Examples: Resident Evil 2: suddenly two huge spiders jump on you, and I throw down the controller and run for my life.
Project Zero: You are trapped inside a haunted mansion with an old photographic machine as your only weapon against the phantoms. You have to play it to understand how scary it is. I would say it's so scary it's almost unplayable for most of gamers.
Project Zero: You are trapped inside a haunted mansion with an old photographic machine as your only weapon against the phantoms. You have to play it to understand how scary it is. I would say it's so scary it's almost unplayable for most of gamers.
Sadly I haven't seen anything that genuinely scared me in a long time which is sad because I used to love that stuff. -sigh- The good old days.
Anyways, I suppose I would have to say psychological horror was more my thing. Jump scares always made me laugh and gore isn't scary to me. It's always that bastard I call my brain that ends up scaring me the most...
Anyways, I suppose I would have to say psychological horror was more my thing. Jump scares always made me laugh and gore isn't scary to me. It's always that bastard I call my brain that ends up scaring me the most...