Why do you watch horror movies? Do you like gory/suspenseful better?

Question

What are some of your favourites? l like suspenseful better, l liked When a Stranger Calls, and Silence of the Lambs. l like some gory ones though! l love being scared!

Answer 1

...horror films are not unlike breath-taking thrill rides in amusement parks; the first observation out the gate, is a gripping, compelling, but not too revealing movie trailer, something that gives one a taste of what to expect in the film, much like sight of the high speed and mechnical roar of the roller coaster cars, as one waits in line for the ride...the tension escalating ever more, as one approaches the front of the line...or the film's impending release date.....

The suspense, shock and tension of the horror film has to take more than one to several horrific, teeth-nashing, heart-attack rendering pinnacles, in the course of watching the film, yet also allow one to recover from each peak...a chance to rest. In parallel, the coaster ride...sharp climbs & banks...gravity-and-breath stealing drops...loops...sharp turns...coupled with the deafening roar of the cars on the tracks...it's exactly the same...

...it's sort of a fun type of discomfort, and the body is definately in conflict...the brain says "Arrrgh!!! Let's get the **** out of the theatre right now", but the body, frozen stiff with an almost unearthy, horrific chill (whether the air conditioning is working or not), says "Nooooo Wayyyy!!! We ain't movin'!!!". In contract, back on that coaster, well.....being all strapped in tight and such, one kinda/sorta has no choice in the matter!!! (Hey, maybe they should do THAT in the theatres, too!!!).

Finally, when the movie is over (i.e., when the ride is over), one breathes a jittery, stuttery sigh of relief, walking out of the theatre (away from the ride), having survived the experience relatively unscathed, once again comfortable and safe in the real world...that is, unless you're walking home.....alone.....in the dark!!! (This is why, despite the high cost of movie tickets, I NEVER go to see horror films in the daylight; after recovering from a horror film, late at night, I STILL have to get home!!!).

I don't mind a preponderance of blood and gore in a horror film, as long as it is germaine to the story, to the overall experience of the film, and is displayed realistically (i.e., has to have the "Eww" factor, as in "Eww!!! That looks so real and sickening!!!"); however, for the filmmaker to linger needlessly upon gory details, seems (and makes the viewer seem) almost perverse and voyeuristic. Besides, with a good imagination, one's mind can pretty much fill in the blanks, as far as the grisly carnage.

For example, did we REALLY need to actually see the victim dismembered and pulled apart, at the end of the recent remake of "The Hitcher" (2007); having seen the original film in 1986, I knew that this prerequisite scene was coming. But in the original, the film faded to black, when the victim was about to be pulled apart; from that point, the mind pretty much filled in the blanks, and one could definately figure out what happened...and again, the brain speaks, "No! No! No!...They're not gonna do that...they're not gonna...they're not...no...no..n...Arrrrrgh!!!".

Alfred Hitchcock did it best, in the 1960 film, "Psycho"; the classic (and strategically filmed & edited) 'shower scene' was one of the most grisly and bloody death scenes in motion picture history. Yet, there was actually hardly any blood at all, in the scene; indeed, one never even sees the knife plunge into the victim, at ANY point. But your mind fills in the blanks...and adds the gory details!!!

I remember getting out of my seat, at the end of "The Blair Witch Project" (1999); in the back of the theatre, a couple of people voiced their opinion out loud, stating, "Man!!! that ****ing movie was a rip-off; they didn't even show anything!!!". However, in the course of watching the film, armed with a well-developed imagination, I was inclined to retort silently to myself, at the gentleman's comment; in my mind, I could already imagine something unbearingly horrific and grisly happening to the hapless young filmmakers. In the final analysis, I was sort of relieved that the makers of "Witch" DIDN'T reflect and expound those images on the screen!!!

Ultimately, it all breaks down to the old addage, "To each one's own taste"

Answer 2

I watch horror movies because they're fun. You get a little bit scared, but it's all make-believe anyways, so you never get too frightened (unless you're a little kid)

The best horror movie I saw recently was Hanibal Rising

I haven't read the books, and it's been years since I've seen Silence of the Lambs or the other Hanibal movies... but it was so engrossing & suspensful.
& it put you in the odd position of rooting for this kid who would eventually become the most depraved villian in most of cinematic history.
I love it when horror movies (or any movie) blurs the line between good & evil... making it ambiguous. Because that's what it seems to be more like in the real world. There's not "good" or "bad" guys, but human beings making decisions... sometimes they may have very good intentions & do great harm, or be out for themselves & end up helping others.

And if the horror movie setting is more realistic & mirrors our world, I think it's scarier than if it's completely fabricated & exagerated. I like suspense, but I'm an anatomy nerd, so I love the gore even more. I'm always mightely impressed with how accurate the special effects guys are getting these days.

Answer 3

I love horror movies espeshaly really gory ones.I don't know why, but they make me laugh.I want to have a movie night in my brother's room someday.He has tons of movies, mostly horror.I plan to watch Hanibal Rising, all the jason movies, the freddy movies, see no evil and some other ones.I haven't yet found a movie that scared me.I went to see american haunting, silent hill, pulse and descent last year, those movies were good.I am not old enough to see rated r movies at the theatures by myself so I am forced to wait untill my brother buys the movie to see them.I saw the new dawn of the dead movie with my sister and a friend when that movie was in theatures and for some odd reason I couldn't stop laughing, my sister kept looking at me like I was crazy.I have to admit I am a little crazy.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

If youlike suspense horror you should watch, stir of echoes!! absolutely fantastic!!!
if you don't mind subtitles try japanese horror like,dark water,the audition,ring trilogy,
switch all the lights off, lock the door and be prepared to be terrified!!!!

Answer 6

I agree with you...I like the thrillers but without the gore.....I like to be spooked but not grossed out when I watch a movie for instance american haunting, stephen kings movies, when it becomes gory I usually turn my head or turn it off.....

Answer 7

I like suspense movies.