![]() The death of one of their own is the catalyst for fear, anger, and blame, no one ever seemingly comfortable around anyone else. In the former, we see the disintegration of a family as tendrils of mistrust and doubt creep between them. ![]() Both of them were, in my opinion, wonderful films that held some delightfully terrifying moments and themes. Once the scene was over, I immediately began to feel better but those few moments were probably the worst experience I’ve ever had with a film.Įarlier this year, I saw both The Witch and The Conjuring 2 in theaters. The ending of the 1958 The Fly, where Andre is about to be eaten by a spider, actually put me in a full-blown panic attack, one where I had to wrap myself in a blanket while I was weeping nearly uncontrollably. However, as I’ve gotten older, that fear has only grown and now I can’t put those movies on without feeling absolutely awful. As someone who suffers from arachnophobia, these movies managed to make me feel scared and uncomfortable in ways that others can’t. Let me give you some personal examples, okay? When I was growing up, I used to be able to watch Arachnophobia and Eight Legged Freaks. What scares some people may not scare others and vice versa, which is the beauty of horror. As my mother always says, “ In matters of opinion, there is no right or wrong.”īut what IS annoying is this mentality of bravado and toughness, as though horror doesn’t meet the right standards for scaring people, which is nonsense as horror is subjective. If it takes that kind of film, such as A Serbian Film or Salo to unsettle you, that’s fine. ![]() I need something extreme!” It’s as if the more gross and gory a film is, or if it crosses certain lines, then it becomes scary. It’s strangely become a badge of honor to say something along the lines of, “ Horror isn’t scary anymore. Cue that wrong but relevant “ insanity” meme.Īs I wrote that piece, I found myself thinking about another trend that comes up rather often in our comments and across the horror community: whether or not horror is scary anymore. However, some people don’t seem to learn from past mistakes and past evidence, thinking that this MUST be the time that they are right. It’s a question we’ve heard brought up rather regularly and it’s always proven wrong. Yesterday, I ruffled some feathers by addressing that infuriating question, “ Is horror dead?” It was a reactionary piece to several posts from various publications wondering if horror has run its course due to the less than stellar box office results for Blair Witch.
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