Why do people hate horror movies so much?

[DesperadoRatado]

I had multiple times when I was with girls and me wanting to put on a horror film completely killed their vibe

 

[infini]

I saw you mentioned Martyrs.. that one didn't do it for me but I probably am too jaded. But maybe not since Japanese horror movies to creep the hell out of me. Not so much as it used to but they're still very good.

Has to be the original, the beginning and ending of that film is *chef's kiss.

Been out of the loop with films and that area. Not Japanese and horror that I tried was I Saw The Devil by the Oldboy director which is in its own respect more unsettling than most horror despite not being one but using similar credential.

I haven’t yet. Lately I’ve been actively watching horror movies that have non-American and folk elements

Stuff like

Midsommar (Swedish)
LaLorona (Mexican)
Post Mortem (Hungarian)
His House (Sudanese)
Noroi (Japanese)
etc.

+ my plan for 2023 is to delve into the Japanese horror rabbithole, so far I’ve only stratched it’s surface but I’ve heard there’s a lot in there

Last thing I saw in a similar tone was Neil Marshall's The Descent. He also made Dog Soldiers but the former was a curiosity to try as its aged now.

Oh yh the girl scene on bed
Tbh it was very shocking but the lack of economic resources and good actors really noticed lamo
Have u found Genki Genki Trilogy yet?
I can also recommend Nicromantik, El Infierno Verde, Trauma and Registros Fatais 3

Interesting how all your recs have been all over the place in terms of consistency of being more or less underground, extreme/ disturbing etc.

 

[toth77]

Smile mogs everything I ever seen before

 

[TsarTsar444]

Same brocel, horror is my favorite genre and only one my adhd can have attention to. But i also have attention on absurdist movies like American Psycho. I can't watch stuff thats too grounded like superhero movies. Although can't lie i liked spiderman movies cause he was my favorite super hero as a kid.

Also watch this Spanish horror movie called REC, it's the movie that gave me the most adrenaline, best found footage movie out there

 

[Deleted member 20422]

Yes watch our horror movies so we can profit out of you and induce mantal ileness into you so you vill be forced to take our drugs!

 

[Deleted member 23017]

Do they? I love good horrors.

 

[yoshimitsu]

Yes watch our horror movies so we can profit out of you and induce mantal ileness into you so you vill be forced to take our drugs!

I have read about this conspiracy theory unironically

 

[Deleted member 20422]

I have read about this conspiracy theory unironically

you may think its a conspiracy but its simly truth that (((we))) vill take profit out of your every affliction untill you are sqeezed like a lemon and thrown into the trash bin when there is no longer profit nor utility yield out of you

 

[Deleted member 20422]

I have read about this conspiracy theory unironically

Also there is funny coincidence that horror genre bloomed just after cultural revolution of 60s happened. Accident I dont think so oy vey

Contemporary readers may look no further than the horror 'boom' of the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. It was an era dominated by brand-name authors, with epic sales and matching page-lengths.

 

[Deleted member 16369]

Parasite isnt a horror movie jfl

You’re right. I guess I was just trying to say that thrillers mog horror movies

 

[infini]

You’re right. I guess I was just trying to say that thrillers mog horror movies

Korean thrillers have been moggin whatever Japan has done ever since Oldboy.

I Saw The Devil.

 

[Prettyboy]

I love it and my ex hated it. She said they gave her nightmares. She thought I was a weird person wanting to fill my head with such horrible stuff and generally got mad when I talked about how I like horror

And a lot of women I have met also don’t like horror or roll their eyes when I say I want to watch a horror or just simply a mind fuck type movie

Whenever I share my interest toward horror to girls, they very often respond with stuff like “why would I want to watch horror movies, I have enough hardship in my life, I don’t need more fear”

Then I’ve met women who claim they like horror and yet when it comes to actually watching with me they don’t seem interested or want to watch the ones I want. I will watch even very lesser known ones or especially found footage type. I like those

I’ve only met a few who said they were into horror, but it turned out just how you described. Had a girl who claimed she loves horror but in reality she only cared about vampire movies/series (with chad vampires in them) and Crimson Peak, which isn’t even a horror movie. Its a gothic romantic novel

There’s only one girl I ever met as into horror as me and I think she was my soulmate we got along so well. I shouldn’t have broken up with her

Honestly I’ve only really loved and bonded with one girl in my life, who I considered my soulmate, back in highschool

I would happily be with her if I could but things turned out differently. We had to move to different cities and our lives went into other directions, unfortunate

 

[n0rthface]

@TRUE_CEL have you seen X?

Also terrifier looks like low budget shit, exactly the reason why people think horror is trash

Don’t ignore me you nigger @TRUE_CEL

 

[Gengar]

Don’t ignore me you nigger @TRUE_CEL

My bad, massa! I legitimately didn't see it. I'll get back to you now.

 

[Gengar]

@TRUE_CEL have you seen X?

Also terrifier looks like low budget shit, exactly the reason why people think horror is trash

No, I haven't seen X. I've never heard of it before. What's it about? And yes, Terrifier is low budget but the graphic/special/gore effects more make up for that. I watched like 20 mins of Terrifier 2 and that definitely has a higher budget. I only watched Terrifier because I know there's a part 2 that's of higher quality, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered with it, JFL.

 

[n0rthface]

No, I haven't seen X. I've never heard of it before. What's it about? And yes, Terrifier is low budget but the graphic/special/gore effects more make up for that. I watched like 20 mins of Terrifier 2 and that definitely has a higher budget. I only watched Terrifier because I know there's a part 2 that's of higher quality, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered with it, JFL.

It’s a slasher film about a porn crew going to film in some rented property on a farm, then the slashing begins. Kid cudi plays the porn star and the director is Jewish so you know how it goes…

Despite that it’s a pretty good slasher flick, it has a prequel called pearl which is also very good, maybe even better than X.

 

[Preoximerianas]

Horror movies are one of the only movies that are remotely enjoyable anymore.

 

[Prettyboy]

French horror is where it's at.

Could you recommend some French horror movies?

I’ve recently watched As Above So Below, and I’ve quite liked it. It’s set in the catacombs of Paris and follows a young group of people experiencing all kinds of weird shit

Yeah I was surprised haha, I know about Sudan as a nation. And that sounds like an interesting premise though I have watched movies with a similar premise before haha.

If you’d like to watch an actual African horror, I could recommend Saloum, which takes place in Senegal. I really enjoyed it and would love to see more stuff like this. Africa is very abundant in creepy folk myths which are mostly unknown in the West

 

[infini]

Could you recommend some French horror movies?

I’ve recently watched As Above So Below, and I’ve quite liked it. It’s set in the catacombs of Paris and follows a young group of people experiencing all kinds of weird shit

Have you ever been to the catacombs? Mogs the entire forum with their hollow cheeks and strong jaws and tanned Stacy visitors.

Haven't seen that and I doubt it's even French.

Martyrs is the staple.

If you want older, as in Noire old. Les Diaboliques and Eyes Without A Face.

Other side, can't go wrong with anything Gaspar Noé. Climax is his best.

 

[Deleted member 19036]

So let me preface that I absolutely love horror, it’s probably my favourite genre after crime thrillers. I especially like paranormal, but enjoy watching other subgenres too

But as for other people… they almost always seem to hate it? Like out of 10 people I mention my affinity toward horror 8 are repulsed, 1 is neutral and 1 likes it

I had multiple times when I was with girls and me wanting to put on a horror film completely killed their vibe

At this point I kinda get a dopamine rush whenever I manage to find someone who enjoys watching them like me

blandest type of movies imo but ymmv

 

[ang3l]

I haven’t yet. Lately I’ve been actively watching horror movies that have non-American and folk elements

Stuff like

Midsommar (Swedish)
LaLorona (Mexican)
Post Mortem (Hungarian)
His House (Sudanese)
Noroi (Japanese)
etc.

+ my plan for 2023 is to delve into the Japanese horror rabbithole, so far I’ve only stratched it’s surface but I’ve heard there’s a lot in there

midsommar is a masterpiece

 

[gribsufer1]

splatter / gore even more because they are bitches who have never had any real hardship in their life so they get shocked when they aknowledge that the world is not flowers and rainbows

or you could watch a movie about hardship

 

[gribsufer1]

most mainstream horror movies are boring like wow so cool a poultergeist is haunting a family

 

[Gengar]

It’s a slasher film about a porn crew going to film in some rented property on a farm, then the slashing begins. Kid cudi plays the porn star and the director is Jewish so you know how it goes…

Despite that it’s a pretty good slasher flick, it has a prequel called pearl which is also very good, maybe even better than X.

Bbcpilled again. Do I at least get to see some action? Otherwise I can just go straight to BLACKED.com

Might watch Pearl first before I watch X since it’s a prequel?

Also, I watched Terrifier 2 last night. Definitely would recommend. They are going for an 1980s vibes kind of movie, with the quality as well as soundtrack which is synthwave; a 2010s music genre meant to imitate 1980s music. There’s a scene known as the “bedroom scene” and I thought it was well done, over the top though but still well done nonetheless.

 

[Gengar]

Could you recommend some French horror movies?

I’ve recently watched As Above So Below, and I’ve quite liked it. It’s set in the catacombs of Paris and follows a young group of people experiencing all kinds of weird shit


If you’d like to watch an actual African horror, I could recommend Saloum, which takes place in Senegal. I really enjoyed it and would love to see more stuff like this. Africa is very abundant in creepy folk myths which are mostly unknown in the West

Saloum sounds good, I’d say it might be even relatable due to Senegal being an Islamic country, so it won’t feel too foreign for me. Not that it being too foreign is something bad or something I avoid either.

Btw I watched Terrifier 2, probably the best movie featuring Art the Clown.

 

[forevergymcelling]

What are your favorite ones?

Horrors are a bit hit or miss, they're either insane or utter shit

I watched smile recently which was good

 

[Gengar]

most mainstream horror movies are boring like wow so cool a poultergeist is haunting a family

I don’t like those artsy fartsy movies that pass as horror these days. They’re all the hype and soyboy redditors all over them. Midsommar, Hereditary, The Witch, etc. Although I enjoyed Midsommar and Hereditary to a degree, they are not masterpieces in any way or shape.

 

[reborn]

Horror is my fav genre too. Girls want to watch Muh boring romantic shit lol

If she is into romantic stuff ask her if she likes bukkake movies. It is very romantic.

 

[Deleted member 14693]

I don’t like those artsy fartsy movies that pass as horror these days. They’re all the hype and soyboy redditors all over them. Midsommar, Hereditary, The Witch, etc. Although I enjoyed Midsommar and Hereditary to a degree, they are not masterpieces in any way or shape.

True. These movies aren't even scary.

muhh girl dies of peanuts, i will shit my pants

 

[n0rthface]

Bbcpilled again. Do I at least get to see some action? Otherwise I can just go straight to BLACKED.com

Might watch Pearl first before I watch X since it’s a prequel?

Also, I watched Terrifier 2 last night. Definitely would recommend. They are going for an 1980s vibes kind of movie, with the quality as well as soundtrack which is synthwave; a 2010s music genre meant to imitate 1980s music. There’s a scene known as the “bedroom scene” and I thought it was well done, over the top though but still well done nonetheless.

Nah watch X first to give context and I’ll check terrifier 2 out

 

[gribsufer1]

I don’t like those artsy fartsy movies that pass as horror these days. They’re all the hype and soyboy redditors all over them. Midsommar, Hereditary, The Witch, etc. Although I enjoyed Midsommar and Hereditary to a degree, they are not masterpieces in any way or shape.

i like movies like fight club or blade runner more, even then manga mogs it cos an overwhelming amount of manga is as good as those movies but as long as tv show most of them are underground af, some are mainstream and kino like berserk, but the rest like bokutochi ga yarimashita, dragon head, himizu, shinjuku swan , over bleed, innocent mog so hard

 

[Prettyboy]

But i also have attention on absurdist movies like American Psycho.

Its impossible to not like American Psycho as a guy tbh, the whole movie is supposed to portray what all of us have inside ourselves but we don’t show to the outer world

I can't watch stuff thats too grounded like superhero movies. Although can't lie i liked spiderman movies cause he was my favorite super hero as a kid.

Superhero movies were always meant for weak men who need to feel powerful by identifying themselves with some dude with super powers

Also watch this Spanish horror movie called REC, it's the movie that gave me the most adrenaline, best found footage movie out there

I’ve recently watched it, definitely up there. One of the best found footage style film for sure

Gonjiam asylum is another great found footage movie, its Korean

Have you ever been to the catacombs? Mogs the entire forum with their hollow cheeks and strong jaws and tanned Stacy visitors.

I haven’t but have long been intrigued with it, I even researched old ass maps about it
If I ever get the chance, I’d like to delve down into it. Have you? I’ve heard it’s very hard to get down nowadays, its much more monitored than it was before

Haven't seen that and I doubt it's even French.

Martyrs is the staple.

If you want older, as in Noire old. Les Diaboliques and Eyes Without A Face.

Other side, can't go wrong with anything Gaspar Noé. Climax is his best.

Thanks for recommendations! I’ll start with Martyrs then will see the others too

 

[looksmaxxed]

because horror genre is tedious and oversaturated and are the hardest to suspend disbelief. most horror filmakers just use jump scares and blood as a shortcut for creating actual tension, atmosphere, unease, etc.

 

[looksmaxxed]

modern filmakers can never replicate this because they are lazy, they will just use cgi:

 

[Deleted member 20927]

I don't enjoy watching people die lmao
youre a freak if you watch gore vids tbh

 

[Gengar]

Nah watch X first to give context and I’ll check terrifier 2 out

Alright I’ll check it out. I usually watch horror movies at night but since slashers in general don’t have the power to creep me out, I can watch it during the day. For tonight I have some Asian movie laying around. Let me know what you think of Terrifier 2.

 

[Gengar]

I don't enjoy watching people die lmao
youre a freak if you watch gore vids tbh

It’s filmmaking…

 

[Gengar]

True. These movies aren't even scary.

muhh girl dies of peanuts, i will shit my pants

Yes. Some creepy moments, sure. But even thrillers have creepy moments so it’s not much of a feat.

 

[Gengar]

i like movies like fight club or blade runner more, even then manga mogs it cos an overwhelming amount of manga is as good as those movies but as long as tv show most of them are underground af, some are mainstream and kino like berserk, but the rest like bokutochi ga yarimashita, dragon head, himizu, shinjuku swan , over bleed, innocent mog so hard

I don’t watch anime really. I prefer real life stuff. So I have watched live action movies of popular manga/anime.

 

[gribsufer1]

I don’t watch anime really. I prefer real life stuff. So I have watched live action movies of popular manga/anime.

i dont watch anime, i only read obscure underground manga

 

[Gengar]

i dont watch anime, i only read obscure underground manga

So basically you’re an obscure nerd?

 

[gribsufer1]

I don’t watch anime really. I prefer real life stuff. So I have watched live action movies of popular manga/anime.

telling u bro read himizu dip your toes in youll like it

 

[Gengar]

telling u bro read himizu dip your toes in youll like it

What genre is it? Send me link in PM. I got some horror movie manga I wanted to read. It’s from the original version of The Grudge (2004).

 

[gribsufer1]

So basically you’re an obscure nerd?

nah more like this stuff gets labelled as muh edgey and obscure by some naruto watching soyboy but its just like parasite tier

 

[Gengar]

nah more like this stuff gets labelled as muh edgey and obscure by some naruto watching soyboy but its just like parasite tier

I don’t watch Naruto nor do I know much about Parasite. I do know there’s a live action of that. Have you watched Uzumaki?

 

[gribsufer1]

I don’t watch Naruto nor do I know much about Parasite. I do know there’s a live action of that. Have you watched Uzumaki?

parasite is a korean movie , some manga ia similiar

 

[Gengar]

parasite is a korean movie , some manga ia similiar

Yes. I was thinking about Parasite Eve, my bad.

 

[Deleted member 20399]

What are some memorable Japanese horror movies you‘ve seen?

Dark water is really good, probably the scariest movie I’ve ever seen

 

[gribsufer1]

I don’t watch Naruto nor do I know much about Parasite. I do know there’s a live action of that. Have you watched Uzumaki?

uzumaki is not junji itos best work ngl

 

[Gengar]

uzumaki is not junji itos best work ngl

I watched the live action, different but still p good.