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    Quote Originally Posted by FelRes View Post
    Horror is not necessarily scary. Scary is supposed to scare you, while horror is more about the primal fears people have, whether the way it's presented scares you or not. None of the classics really ever flat-out scare me, but I still appreciate them for the horror they are. Like with Jaws. I'm not scared by the movie in any way whatsoever. But I can understand how being in open water with a massive and vicious great white shark would be terrifying. Just like having a bunch of maggots up your nose would be terrifying to experience, god knows what will happen to you having foreign organisms eating at you from the inside like that, even when the gif doesn't scare me or even gross me out. And Saw does count as horror. I mean the first one is the only good one, then they went all gorn franchise on us cause in all seriousness does anyone watch those movies for anything else but quick thrills. It's imagining yourself in those scenarios and wondering how far you will go to survive that makes those movies a bit scary(using this word very loosely in this sentence) and watchable, even if they went about it in the grossest way possible.

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    There's a difference between being horrified by something and being disgusted by something.

    That's why movies like Saw and Hostel are torture porn, or gorror. They're not horror films because there's nothing scary about them. They're just gross.
    I agree with you wholeheartedly. "Passion of the Christ" is definitely anything, BUT a horror movie. Thank god I wasn't Jesus.

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    Nex's beard avatar inspired me.
    Felt like making a story. (don't worry Nex, just the beard, I won't include you in the story because I made all my characters fucking horrible lol)
    Also I named my character Big Bang Theory because I hate that show and want it to befall a terrible fate, so I made that happen in my story.

    Be warned, it's 3spooky5me.
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    It was a bright day outside, with the sun looking down on our humble sphere with his summer shades just looking badass as all hell.
    We enter the house of Big Bang Theory, who is a heavy-set, disgusting piece of shit. Big Bang Theory always had this habit of regurgitating half-hearted, wordy phrases about technology. They were rather catchy, so there were always crowds of people surrounding his house, "viewers" as we might call them, who would cling onto everything he said and then regurgitate the regurgitated via the Internet.

    Big Bang Theory rather liked the attention. Though that was true, he had to eat, and the only ways out of the house were blocked. Big Bang Theory liked to gorge itself on the tears of angry neckbeards like myself, so it would venture to basements world-wide to collect them.

    After much struggling (but not quite as much the brainpower required to google technology or equations then say them in a funny way), he had done it.
    He thought of a way out. He would simply avoid their expectations. He approached his doorway, much to the delight of rabid fanboys. As soon as it opened, deafening cries were heard... "THE PROPHET HAS ARRIVED!" "BESTOW YOUR WISDOM ON US, O' GREAT LORD!" "LAUGH LIKE A FERRET LIKE YOU DO ON THE SHOW!"
    He responded the only way he could. Much to his sadness, the moment the crowd saw his lips parting to make the next greatest joke of all time, he simply said, "Nahhh, sorry guys, got a kegger waiting for me that I've gotta down. Gonna go take my truck, Betsy, for a spin and light up the night, know what I'm saying?"
    The crowd sighed disappointedly. Reassuring each other it was only a temporary phase with hands placed on each other's shoulders as they walked away, they left the scene. The facade was a success; he had emulated a pure-bred jock.

    With a used 2 liter Coca Cola™ (THIS STORY HAS BEEN TAKEN DOWN BY THE COCA COLA CORPORATION AND THIS USER WAS ISSUED A CEASE AND DESIST FOR INFRINGING COPYRIGHT), Big Bang Theory set off on his journey to collect the delicious tears it so loved.

    But everything was not well. As Big Bang Theory walked down the streets, he kept getting the feeling he was being watched. And he was! There was actually a car driving right behind him this entire time. A man with squinty eyes and a pencil-thin mustache leaned out of the truck and said, "'EY!"
    Big Bang Theory looked back in terror. The man continued his onslaught, "Why don't you get on over here, baby! Got a thing for shitty shows such as yourself!"

    Big Bang Theory sped up his pace, but there was nowhere to hide. As Big Bang Theory slowed to a stop, the man creaked up with his white van of sexual assault, chloroform stowed in the back and all. "...Bazinga," the man said drunkily, gazing down with villainous intent at BBT.

    Like a penguin that was stoned out of his mind, he waddled down the streets with vigor, exercising no restraints on his legs which were surely at their breaking point. To rejuvenate itself, Big Bang Theory recited math equations, which brought back a few of his loyal fans from alleyways to cheer him on (and they of course tweeted to their friends how nerdy and awesome BBT running was). This gave him just enough energy to escape into a house that was handily provided by a fan.

    "Y-you saved me..." was said as BBT splayed himself onto the couch, hearing an odd clicking sound. "That's no good, I've made muffins, why don't you come over to the dining table?" an inviting voice offered. His life had just been saved, so he had no choice but to oblige.

    He was sat down at an... oddly decorated table, lit with center-placed candles, cloth set out with the corners tidied up...
    As they began to dine on their muffins (with forks and knives because fuck you it's a fancy table), a confession was made.
    "Big Bang Theory... I... I've always wanted to meet you. You provide my life with light. May I ask... how do you do it? How do you so consistently fill my life with frothing ecstacy week after week with your jokes? Please tell me, Big Bang Theory. I... may not let you leave if you don't."
    Big Bang Theory squeezed out beads of sweat from his forehead filled with tension, afraid to reveal that the dull and boring secret of the process of googling was his trump card and that he wasn't actually attuned with geek culture at all!

    Big Bang Theory swallowed his breath, closed his eyes, and heard faint cries of the bearded fellow that was just trying to kill him outside driving his truck around their house screaming, "BAZINGA! BAZINGAAAAAA! BAZINGGGGGGGGODDAMnit I'm out of beer. I'll be back!!!"
    Knowing that this could be the end, he bore his terrible secret to the stranger.

    The stranger was in shock, his hands to his mouth, while knife for the delicious muffin he was eating slipped from his fingers and slammed dramatically on the table. "I... I had no idea... Big Bang Theory, I think I'm falling for you even more. That's like... That's like the cavemen bestowing fire on the world with the simple tool of a stick. I had no idea that was all you're working with! I'm thrilled!"

    The stranger was filled with glee, and decided to reveal his name (because I'm tired of referring to him as DA STRANGA). His name was simply Snufferz. Snufferz and Big Bang Theory inched closer to each other by the candlelight. Big Bang Theory thought no one could accept him after a revelation like that, but it happened right before his eyes.

    Snufferz and Big Bang Theory's lips met each other's. When they were finished, they decided it was a pretty bad kiss actually because BBT was dehydrated from lack of manbeard tears. The crusty kiss would have to do for now, though.

    The moment wouldn't last long, however. The bearded man was back from his beer run, and was growing more impatient and intoxicated by the second. His shouts became more vague. "BRUHHH... BRUHZINGER... BRUHHH ZANGARRRRR..." The cacophonous sound emanated through the neighborhood. Finally, he had enough, did the only thing he could and drove the truck into the house.

    He arose from his truck, dust and smoke rising in the house, glass shards scattered on the floor (oh and one landed in Big Bang Theory's eye).
    Seeing his soon-to-be-husband in deep pain from the glass, Snufferz took the candleware that was on the dinner table and wielded it like a trident.
    The bearded man stood flimsily with his beer bottle in hand, and said, "Yer' not good enough for him. WHERE'S YER MEAT, KID? YER ALL SKIN AND BONES! BIG BANG THEORY HERE NEEDS A *BIG* MANNNN LIKE ME!"
    "Skin and bones, huh? We'll see about that..." Snufferz said, in a noticeably more manly tone. Pecks emerged from his chest as his body filled out. A 6-pack of steel, biceps that could make you fall to your knees just from the sight of them, and a muscly finger pointing downwards at the drunken hobo assured his fate was sealed. "...Omae wa shindeiru." "WAHHHHHH... ATATATATATATATATATATA!!" Kensnuffero wailed as he stabbed the hobo with his candle repeatedly.

    But it was no use. The hobo was already deep in Drunksville and almost had the stamina of Kenshiro. He smashed the beer bottle on his car and proceeded to swing it with destructive force. Dramatic music played on the TV played because it was set to do that and they dueled, man to man, beer bottle to candle fixture.

    The weapons continued to swing at each other ad infinitum until the hobo remembered his ultimate attack in his drunken stupor. Just as Kensnuffero was about to gain the lead on him, quiet bazingas could be heard throughout the house. They grew louder. And louder. What was causing the noise? Beards that were growing throughout the house. Beards on the walls, beards on the cat in the other room, hell even beards on beards. All screaming horribly, "BAZINGA!"

    Finally, it had become too much. Kensnuffero was having a seizure from all the noise. The hobo guy noticed this was having an effect on him, so he whispered in his ear one final, "...Bazinga, bitch."

    Kensnuffero was absorbed by the beards of the floor into the darkness, leaving only Big Bang Theory and the hobo left.

    "I'm gonna make you squeal math equations so long that you'll think you were actually smart," he uttered to BBT. BBT was chained up in a bunch of beards so it wasn't like there was any choice anyway, he had to do it with this strange hobo man.

    The hobo had his way with Big Bang Theory for many days and nights.

    BBT's brain energy was exhausted past its limits from the jock line he thought of from what seemed like eons ago, but his motors finally sputtered enough for him
    to think of a way out. "I know you're busy banging me and everything and I don't wanna ruin the mood, but did you know there's muffins?"

    "Whoa wait, seriously? Are you shitting me right now? Well then what the hell am I doing here!?" the hobo man dude guy said as he darted off towards the muffins and feasted on the stale muffins

    Big Bang Theory ran out of the big hole in the house (the police were too busy watching clips of Big Bang Theory in nerdy Sheldon shirts so they couldn't guard the streets to notice the big hole in the wall) and managed to escape.

    Big Bang Theory knew he couldn't handle life on his own. Out of his fat folds he grabbed a megaphone, and shouted to the world, "E=MC2!!! PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS! I'M GOING TO PURCHASE THE WINDOWS 8 OPERATING SYSTEM!!"

    People cautiously peeked out of the doorways and windows, not sure if what was happening was real. Sure enough, it was! The sight of BBT back lit up everyone's eyes. Children began frolicking in the fields again, the sun put back on his cool shades, and Big Bang Theory reached for the handle of his doorknob...

    Then the universe was tired of his shit and initiated a big bang, destroying everything, most notably him.

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    Does anyone knows where is this gem from? Looks like fun movie, if it's one.


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    Horror in general is 90% monopoly of sound effects.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leon View Post
    Horror in general is 90% monopoly of sound effects.
    Only in the bad horror films. I much more a fan of minimalist horror. It's so much better when the filmmakers avoid relying on music cues, and just believe in the tension they can create without music. That's why I love found footage type films / no budget horror films and series (like Marble Hornets) They have no music. They just rely on themselves to make it scary, and that's the best kind of horror. (In addition to not giving the creature a spotlight *cough*Insidious*cough*)

    I also look at things like The Exorcist and Halloween, and while they had soundtracks, they didn't rely on them. Halloween's use of music was especially minimal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Leon View Post
    Horror in general is 90% monopoly of sound effects.
    Totally agree to that. Sound effects and soundtracts. Want a proof? Here it is!
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    Weird and proud of it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nex View Post
    Only in the bad horror films. I much more a fan of minimalist horror. It's so much better when the filmmakers avoid relying on music cues, and just believe in the tension they can create without music. That's why I love found footage type films / no budget horror films and series (like Marble Hornets) They have no music. They just rely on themselves to make it scary, and that's the best kind of horror. (In addition to not giving the creature a spotlight *cough*Insidious*cough*)

    I also look at things like The Exorcist and Halloween, and while they had soundtracks, they didn't rely on them. Halloween's use of music was especially minimal.
    Ahhh Insidious, but I like that movie. Still, it should have been titled "Crazy Violin + Additional Instrument Sounds the Movie". I prefer it when music is utilized to create atmosphere which is why I love a lot of the 80s horror (like John Carpenter yay. His synth tracks weren't scary at all, but damn do they work well with his scenarios). Though what do you guys think of Suspiria in regards to its use of music? It is scary and used to enhance atmosphere, but do you think it is lazy like contemporary horror movies and the abuse of "scary sounds/music"? Somehow I think it is different.

    PS: I really want to know what Warp Predator's gif is. My first guess would have been Puppet Master, but I highly doubt it...

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    Quote Originally Posted by valiantt View Post
    Ahhh Insidious, but I like that movie. Still, it should have been titled "Crazy Violin + Additional Instrument Sounds the Movie". I prefer it when music is utilized to create atmosphere which is why I love a lot of the 80s horror (like John Carpenter yay. His synth tracks weren't scary at all, but damn do they work well with his scenarios). Though what do you guys think of Suspiria in regards to its use of music? It is scary and used to enhance atmosphere, but do you think it is lazy like contemporary horror movies and the abuse of "scary sounds/music"? Somehow I think it is different.

    PS: I really want to know what Warp Predator's gif is. My first guess would have been Puppet Master, but I highly doubt it...
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    I count count on one hand all the people I know who have seen Suspiria. I love Dario Argento. Suspiria is one of my favorites (even if it's not really that scary.) That opening scene alone is one of my favorites and one of the few scenes that made me want to be a filmmaker.
    As for the soundtrack, it's Goblin, what can one say? In any other film it would have been over the top, but it fits Suspiria perfectly. The music has a surrealness that matches the film itself. Unlike most modern horror films, Argento doesn't use the music to scare the audience, he uses it, as you said, to enhance the atmosphere. It aids the established tension in the film-- it doesn't cause it.

    Though the best thing about Suspiria is it's use of color. Best use of color I've ever seen.

    Now, for what you said about Insidious, I do agree with you. However, I do find that a lot of the scenes in the first half of the film would be even more effective without the music. My mention of Insidious was in reference to their over exposure of the demon who ended up looking like a Darth Maul reject and completely destroyed any of its creepiness.

    As for the gif, I'm pretty sure it's not Puppet Master. It's been a while since I've seen it, but I don't recall that. Maybe one of the sequels.

    Anyway, I've got a gif of my own:

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    ^Your gif is better. Unless it's some Hostel-like movie then it loses half of the charm.
    ...

    Anyway I found the source of the gif I posted. It's Tourist Trap. Movie was pretty fun. Those manneqins are creepy (mostly cause they're moan like zombie hookers).


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    Quote Originally Posted by Nex View Post
    You. Oh my God. Just. I Love You.

    I count count on one hand all the people I know who have seen Suspiria. I love Dario Argento. Suspiria is one of my favorites (even if it's not really that scary.) That opening scene alone is one of my favorites and one of the few scenes that made me want to be a filmmaker.
    As for the soundtrack, it's Goblin, what can one say? In any other film it would have been over the top, but it fits Suspiria perfectly. The music has a surrealness that matches the film itself. Unlike most modern horror films, Argento doesn't use the music to scare the audience, he uses it, as you said, to enhance the atmosphere. It aids the established tension in the film-- it doesn't cause it.

    Though the best thing about Suspiria is it's use of color. Best use of color I've ever seen.
    You have very good taste Nex in movies for at least recognizing Suspiria. I can say I only know a handful of people that actually saw the movie. Suspiria is one of my favorites (has one of the most awesome deaths at the beginning of the movie and the last 15 minutes creep me out). The wacky colors and music are utilized extremely well to make it very..."dreamish" (not sure how else I can describe it). A shame its sequels are subpar (especially Mother of Tears. Inferno was at least watchable and still had an interesting color scheme). Suspiria definitely stands out as one of the more interesting/unique horror movies out there (*nudge* *nudge* to all the inquisitive folks out there reading this post....WATCH SUSPIRIA!)

    About Insidious: Overall, I liked the movie. It feels like a throwback which is a good thing. Unfortunately, the sound/music was really distracting for me. The "squealing violin" sound was utilized constantly and really jarred my nerves (kinda like nails on a chalkboard). The first half definitely was the better part of the movie. That one pic someone posted earlier (I think LaCaSina) epitomized what was actually "scary" about the movie. Shadowed creatures are freaking scary because it lets your imagination run wild since you don't have a clear idea what it is. The imagery in the second part of the movie was still cool, but then Insidious felt like a completely different movie. (It's like Guillermo del Toro jumped in and designed the Darth Maul reject, and dream world for the second half of the movie while someone completely different did the first half of the movie to set it up). For example: I like gas masks, but....that one scene was completely over the top and ridiculous (To be honest, I liked it, but it seemed really odd). If I only watched the first half of the movie, I would not predict a scene like this to actually occur.
    Insidious is confusing for me (considering how different the first half and second half of the movie felt), but...I guess they were striving for a goofy, fun horror movie rather than a "I take myself seriously" horror movie. At the beginning, I thought they were honestly striving for the latter. *shrug* Still a good movie with decent scares at moments.

    That gif looks like something from a twisted Japanese horror flick (not the Grudge/Ring ones) like Red Room or Meatball Machine (don't ask). Though, color me intrigued since I love the "Plague doctor" motif. Now I'm going to keep an eye out for it.

    @Warp Predator:
    props to finding out the gif. I would have never guessed it to be "Tourist Trap" (only so often do I watch a PG horror movie...last one I think was Poltergiest).

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    It was old Tourist trap. Like 1978 or something. I don't really know if it's PG or not... but after seeing it I might say that any child would be traumatized to hell and back by those bitches.

    Also would like to know the source of gif that Nex posted. If it's indeed obscure japanese horror it must be good. Bits of the "Mermaid in the manhole" still make me shiver.


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    The source of the gif is a movie called The Poughkeepsie Tapes. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010271/

    The movie is essentially a series of torture and sadistic murder scenes. The type of movie I hate...which is why I chose that gif. Here's the actual scene in the movie:


    It might just be me, but I find the gif to be creepier than the actual scene with sound. (The only thing the clip has going for it is you get to see him actually creep into the room.)
    I chose that gif because it was the scene in the movie that came closest to being scary, despite, in this particular moment, there not being any gore or gross images. And I chose to post the gif instead of the clip to kind of elaborate on what I was saying about sound earlier. For me, the image alone is enough to creep me out. Adding the music and the gore just kind of takes away from it all.

    Sorry to disappoint you guys.

    Also, this is the Tourist Trap you're talking about: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080040/ And now I'm facepalming that I didn't recognize the scene. This movie is sitting on my dvd shelf. It's been a long time sicne I watched it, but still. >.<
    It is PG, but it's late 70s PG which means it would easily be PG-13 today.

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    Yep, that's the one. Stll it's pretty crazy movie for PG.

    You're right. Sound made this completely dull. In gif form it was kind of disturbing. And the fact that it's basically fake snuff movie doesn't help. I never could understand why they're created at all, cause ...i don't even know who would like to see series of realistic torture without context or plot.. Or it's all right cause it's fake after all? I don't get it. Since valiantt mentioned obscure japanese horror earlier I might say couple of things about The Guinea Pig (and mermaid movie is a part of it). I've never seen anything more disgusting and gross in my life.


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    I'm playing one of my favorite games right now - Bioshock. Dunno if a lotta people here have played it, but the game is pretty creepy, especially when you pay attention to little details along with the SOBs that are chasing you down. That's prolly a big reason as to why it's one of my favorite games.
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    Yeah I beat that and Bioshock 2, it is pretty scary to play alone. The online matches are pretty fun though and kind of ruin the creepyness of the townspeople by making them playable lol

    Fallout used to scare me for some reason, then I hit level 26 and I was top of the food chain








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    Good ol Fallout, there are a lot of excellent mods out there for a great horror experience. I still play Fallout 3 and New Vegas today with more than 300 hours clocked in it (such as psycho I am...)

    I just watched "The Cabin in the Woods" last night. Did anyone else see it? I didn't spoil myself with any trailers so the title did throw me off (just like "Babysitter Wanted" if anyone else seen that movie also).

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    Was I suppose to find the movie frightening or amusing? I was quite confused what sort of emotion the director/writer had in store for me. What did he/she want me to emote throughout the whole movie? There were funny scenes (aka "Fu** you Japanese middle schoolers" scene) and then there were a lot of "for serious" moments (maybe). The movie overall had an interesting premise that sorta unveiled itself by 1/3 of the story. The last 15 minutes were kinda stupid, but it was a real guilty pleasure seeing all these horror cliche monsters tear people apart within one building. It made me feel kinda giddy for some reason.

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    Quote Originally Posted by valiantt View Post
    Good ol Fallout, there are a lot of excellent mods out there for a great horror experience. I still play Fallout 3 and New Vegas today with more than 300 hours clocked in it (such as psycho I am...)

    I just watched "The Cabin in the Woods" last night. Did anyone else see it? I didn't spoil myself with any trailers so the title did throw me off (just like "Babysitter Wanted" if anyone else seen that movie also).

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    Was I suppose to find the movie frightening or amusing? I was quite confused what sort of emotion the director/writer had in store for me. What did he/she want me to emote throughout the whole movie? There were funny scenes (aka "Fu** you Japanese middle schoolers" scene) and then there were a lot of "for serious" moments (maybe). The movie overall had an interesting premise that sorta unveiled itself by 1/3 of the story. The last 15 minutes were kinda stupid, but it was a real guilty pleasure seeing all these horror cliche monsters tear people apart within one building. It made me feel kinda giddy for some reason.
    It was horror satire, kinda like Scream. While it's a horror movie, it wasn't meant to really scare you. It was meant to poke fun at horror movies, or was even a criticism of the genre depending on who you ask. It's just a fun movie to watch.
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