[Film] Horror/Slasher/Gore etc.

[birthofanorange]

I grew up on a staple diet of the above films (Dracula,Frankenstein, Werewolf etc), yet from then until now, have never been 'scared' to watch them. I guess that's partly because I always understood that like all films, they're simply that....just films - made-up stories for entertainment using actors and not real.
I've known so many people who cannot watch them (adults too), not because they just don't like them, but because they actually find them scary.
Not bothering with a poll, but who here falls into which category, and why?

 

[Whoislloydy]

Wouldn't watch a horror movie if you paid me, I have an overactive imagination. I'd have nightmares for weeks

 

[Happy Exile]

Can’t watch anything if knives feature heavily or any kind of torture but enjoy being scared by a good ghost / paranormal film.

 

[BBassic]

Love horror films but don't tend to enjoy gore for gore's sake. That said, Evil Dead is a classic.

 

[Weststander]

Watched the lot at the time (70’s onwards), British and Hollywood. Used to be scared of Halloween, Amityville, Elm Street and the first one with an evil toy that came alive under a bed. I hated the ‘jump out of your skin’ shock element.

I was never scared of The Exorcist or Poltergeist probably because I don’t have any logical belief in the occult.

Then I lost all interest in about 2000. The Blair Witch Project was hyped sh1t.

 

[Easy 10]

Can't say I've ever felt genuinely SCARED by a horror film, but I do really enjoy the feeling of tension. Sadly, really good horrors are very few and far between.

Under those terms, I would say Alien and The Shining are two masterpieces of their genre. Both very different, but utterly gripping from start to finish.

For outright GORE, I went to see one of the Saw movies at the cinema once, and there was a sequence when they were cutting someones brain open. It was just so gruesome, all close-up, spared nothing, that I ended up going for a piss because it was making me feel quite queasy.

So yeah, a film has never instilled fear in me. But I'll enjoy the ride if its well crafted and makes me tense.

Good thread @birthofanorange, should have some interesting answers.

 

[clapham_gull]

Japanese toilets definitely the way forward if your suffer from things like this.

 

[albionfan37]

I didn’t mind horrors for a long while then I watched the French version of martyrs…….

 

[Easy 10]

Postnote - Terrifier 3 is probably the goriest movie I have ever seen. Its just so graphic and OTT, but its done with a touch of wry humour, so I really enjoyed it. I just ended up saying "KINELL" several times at how ridiculous (but fun) it was.

The Substance is also worth a mention, for much the same reason.

 

[Weststander]

Can't say I've ever felt genuinely SCARED by a horror film, but I do really enjoy the feeling of tension. Sadly, really good horrors are very few and far between.

Under those terms, I would say Alien and The Shining are two masterpieces of their genre. Both very different, but utterly gripping from start to finish.

For outright GORE, I went to see one of the Saw movies at the cinema once, and there was a sequence when they were cutting someones brain open. It was just so gruesome, all close-up, spared nothing, that I ended up going for a piss because it was making me feel quite queasy.

So yeah, a film has never instilled fear in me. But I'll enjoy the ride if its well crafted and makes me tense.

Good thread @birthofanorange, should have some interesting answers.

Even The Shining book is tense/scary, I remember reading it alone in an apartment in Portugal … I checked all doors were locked . Stephen King is a talented author.

 

[Taybha]

Best not watch Penny Dreadful,Josh Hartnett's haircuts will completely freak you out

 

[Cotton Socks]

Ghosts & supernatural I'm happy to be scared about. Poltergeist scared the crap out of me when I first saw it and still gives me the heebies after watching it another 3 times & the sequels.
I'm not scared by slash & gore, it's just not my cup of tea. Freddie Kruger is not likely to scare me as it's too unrealistic. Not that I'd ever want to watch something like that that was realistic! Ghosts yeah, blood no.

 

[birthofanorange]

Even The Shining book is tense/scary, I remember reading it alone in an apartment in Portugal … I checked all doors were locked . Stephen King is a talented author.

I think that books are more likely to evoke those feelings than films. No idea why, but maybe because you invest more of your time in it?
And yes, I loved SK books (especially his earlier ones).

 

[birthofanorange]

Postnote - Terrifier 3 is probably the goriest movie I have ever seen. Its just so graphic and OTT, but its done with a touch of wry humour, so I really enjoyed it. I just ended up saying "KINELL" several times at how ridiculous (but fun) it was.

The Substance is also worth a mention, for much the same reason.

I'll have to check that one out.

 

[Cotton Socks]

Even The Shining book is tense/scary, I remember reading it alone in an apartment in Portugal … I checked all doors were locked . Stephen King is a talented author.

Pet Semetary (the spelling is American) scared the crap out of me, I read it again though, as well as quite a few of his others! The film didn't live up to my imagination.

 

[Easy 10]

I think that books are more likely to evoke those feelings than films. No idea why, but maybe because you invest more of your time in it?
And yes, I loved SK books (especially his earlier ones).

With books you're building your own pictures in your mind, unlike films where its just served up.
With some of the utterly f*cked-up nightmares my brain serves up, its no surprise I can find a book very unsettling.

 

[birthofanorange]

Ghosts & supernatural I'm happy to be scared about. Poltergeist scared the crap out of me when I first saw it and still gives me the heebies after watching it another 3 times & the sequels.
I'm not scared by slash & gore, it's just not my cup of tea. Freddie Kruger is not likely to scare me as it's too unrealistic. Not that I'd ever want to watch something like that that was realistic! Ghosts yeah, blood no.

That's the thing - NONE of it is real, it's fake blood and SFX....what's scary about that? I'm genuinely interested.

 

[clapham_gull]

I can't watch anything where somebody is killed. I'm not squeamish, but I turned off Casualty for the same reason.

Basically I have trouble with drama. I have absolutely no interest with the product of somebody else's imagination. I struggle enough with my own.

Acting is by definition lying and I have no idea why anyone would pay or even waste their time consuming it.

I'd rather look at a tree, it's far more interesting.

 

[Weststander]

I can't watch anything where somebody is killed. I'm not squeamish, but I turned off Casualty for the same reason.

Basically I have trouble with drama. I have absolutely no interest with the product of somebody else's imagination. I struggle enough with my own.

Acting is by definition lying and I have no idea why anyone would pay or even waste their time consuming it.

I'd rather look at a tree, it's far more interesting.

A very rational brain?

Someone in my family who loves the arts eg music, film and poetry, hates all sci-fi ….. he just cannot lose himself in it as believable.

 

[birthofanorange]

With books you're building your own pictures in your mind, unlike films where its just served up.
With some of the utterly f*cked-up nightmares my brain serves up, its no surprise I can find a book very unsettling.

Indeed.