Why are 99.98% of Horror movies not scary

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

If you really want to see a disturbing movie there is this old italian movie called Salo............

I couldn't delete that utter filth off my hard drive fast enough!!!!!!!​

 

[Alvin]

the game Silent Hill P.T. had me fukking shook and I was only watching gameplay

video games imo can conjure fear better than movies, movies are scripted games are too but they are set to your pace

 

[Hoodoo Child]

Most horror movies now are rushed. Directors no longer care about the source material/craft. Terrible scripts,bad actors and horrible CGI.

 

[lespaulultra3]

The scene where Father Karras was listening to the recording of those different voices is still unsettling to me
This scene too


Reagan/Pazuzu was like

Definitely the scariest movie of all time. The only other that compares in my book is the 1976 version of The Omen.

 

[NotaPAWG]

I couldn't delete that utter filth off my hard drive fast enough!!!!!!!​

dude was murdered for making that movie

 

[wild100sboy]

It’s hard for me to get scared at movies but Conjuring and Sinister had me like

I like my horror subtle. A simple door just opening on its own or something simple like that has me like maybe it’s because it looks more realistic than seeing a monster or something

The older I’ve gotten, the more I see myself leaning towards non fiction entertainment

 

[Koba St]

The problem I find with a lot of them these days is they don’t know how to finish. The first two thirds will be scary and then all falls apart in the final third with corny shyt which ruins the whole movie.

 

[B...]

The only film to this day I can’t watch at night by myself is the first Pet Semetary.. when Gage comes back to life it freaks me tf out.. other than that I’ve never been scared of horror films. I legit love em

 

[TntBdx]

Can you give an example ?

I can't tell off top, but just picture some ish where familes who benefited from slave labor started getting murked or somethin, generational wealth, im just wildin tho

 

[50CentStan]

I can't tell off top, but just picture some ish where familes who benefited from slave labor started getting murked or somethin, generational wealth, im just wildin tho

Lmao breh thats a good idea. But I thought you were gonna say something unimaginably sick. Even though some of these gore horror movies really push the limits.

 

[TntBdx]

Lmao breh thats a good idea. But I thought you were gonna say something unimaginably sick. Even though some of these gore horror movies really push the limits.

Yeah i could come out with some sick shyt but imma feel crazy typing this shyt , that was off top famo

 

[nkb97]

Honestly The Exorcist didn't terrify me that much when first I saw it. Yeah it was freaky, Reagan's face was horrifying, but for a horror film, the movie as a whole didn't really get to me like that.

shyt like the Final Destination series always got to me. Be havin me paranoid like a mf. Just felt more realistic.

Oh, and like another poster said, "The Strangers". Now that movie legit disturbed me for real. And I don't scare that easily. That probably is the scariest movie I've ever seen. Gave me chills.

The Conjuring was laughably corny

Like someone said earlier I prefer being 'disturbed' more than 'terrified.' Feels more effective. With a lot of horror films nowadays, they just "do too much". Sometimes less is more

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

Isis and MS-16 is real terror

fukk all this goofy jump scare shyt

 

[Tigron]

Why?

It brought back slasher films but it was borderline satirical. It started a trend where horror film directors didn't seem to want to take scary films too seriously. It removed all suspense and creepy setups/strong plots and traded it for gore and (intentionally?) cheesy dialogue. It was insanely well received for those reasons, too iirc.
That's just my opinion tho.

 

[CodeKansas]

Old School horror is where it's at. The more practical effects, the better. John Carpenter's 80s/90s movies are all great, with Prince of Darkness being one of my all time favorites. Nightmare on Elm Street is another one that can get my blood pumping. The more recent stuff would be the Thai version of Shutter, US Grudge (Sadako's reflection in the bus window shook the entire theater when I saw that one), Jacob's Ladder, The Descent (narrows should scare anyone), Dreamscape, Event Horizon (that death orgy scene still scary), and It Follows (Hallway scene scared a lady out of the theater I was at).