Do we like the horror Genre?

[Kyle]

Inspired by the latest release of Alien Isolation, the first video game where a spare pair of pants is an absolute necessity.

So what do feel about films and games the scare the sh*t out of us? Do we get off on the thrill of being on the edge of our seats or is it 45 minutes of being under the duvet and 30 minutes of burying your hands over your eyes before asking your boyfriend to stand outside the toilet in case the scary clown is upstairs waiting for yer?

Poll coming.

[Josy]

Best genre

[Kyle]

I've not made it public to spare Josy the humiliation of having everybody know she picked the coward option.

[Josy]

I've not made it public to spare Josy the humiliation of having everybody know she picked the coward option.

I picked the same one as you fool. :idc:

[Niamh.]

It's alright I guess but I'm not watching it on my own - I'm a bit of a wuss but I like them as well

[Kyle]

I picked the same one as you fool. :idc:

How do you know I picked one? I was in the toilet and it's just me and you on the forum at the moment.

http://www.gifwave.com/media/367606/movies-horror-black-white-super-eight-doll-head-spinning.gif

[Amy Jade]

Movie and game wise horror is my favourite genre.

Alien Isolation really is quite terrifying but I felt kind of bored between.

[Natalie.]

I do love them but not on my own. Need to watch them with someone

[Kyle]

Movie and game wise horror is my favourite genre.

Alien Isolation really is quite terrifying but I felt kind of bored between.

Is it worth getting then?

I'm a big fan of the first 3 alien films

[Kazanne]

Love them,watch them on my own or with anyone who wants to watch,the scarier the better.I have been told to watch Banshee Chapter,has anyone seen it?

[rubymoo]

I don't do horrors, they affect me for days:worry:

[AnnieK]

I love horrors but for me they don't scare the same anymore. I don't know if its because I've become desensitized but I can't remember the last time I was really scared at a film.....I'm not a huge fan of stalk and slash movies that rely on gore to get a reaction either

[Black Dagger]

Nah, can't be doing with them. Torture porn movies like SAW are the dirt worst.

[kirklancaster]

Love them,watch them on my own or with anyone who wants to watch,the scarier the better.I have been told to watch Banshee Chapter,has anyone seen it?

I really enjoyed it. I think 90% of horror films now are pale copies of copies Kaz and this doesn't really introduce anything new, in fact it's loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft's 'From Beyond' which was made into a film in the 80's, but this film has its genuinely 'jumpy' moments.

Need any virtual company to hold your hand while you watch it and I'm there.

:hehe:

[Kazanne]

I really enjoyed it. I think 90% of horror films now are pale copies of copies Kaz and this doesn't really introduce anything new, in fact it's loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft's 'From Beyond' which was made into a film in the 80's, but this film has its genuinely 'jumpy' moments.

Need any virtual company to hold your hand while you watch it and I'm there.

:hehe:

I saw From Beyond a few years ago Kirk,was quite nasty back in the day,but looks a bit naff nowadays,I like spooky,haunting movies better than slashy,so I might need your virtual company for one of those,One of my faves is The Haunting but not the new one ,the old black and white one ,I also liked the Hellraiser one when it first came out.

[Dollface]

Love them :D only time i go to the cinema is to see horror movies. Infact, i'm going to see Annabelle soon, can't wait! :D

[InOne]

It's a terrible genre with a few gems in there.

[Kazanne]

Love them :D only time i go to the cinema is to see horror movies. Infact, i'm going to see Annabelle soon, can't wait! :D

Is that the one with the doll in? I'll be going to see that.

[arista]

Inspired by the latest release of Alien Isolation, the first video game where a spare pair of pants is an absolute necessity.

So what do feel about films and games the scare the sh*t out of us? Do we get off on the thrill of being on the edge of our seats or is it 45 minutes of being under the duvet and 30 minutes of burying your hands over your eyes before asking your boyfriend to stand outside the toilet in case the scary clown is upstairs waiting for yer?

Poll coming.


Have you played that?
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Thats wrong

[Dollface]

Is that the one with the doll in? I'll be going to see that.

Yep! Prequel to The Conjuring :wink:

[Liam-]

I would always pick a horror over any other genre, i love the rush you get from being scared, there aren't many good new horrors but you can't go wrong with a good slasher film.

[Kazanne]

Yep! Prequel to The Conjuring :wink:

Oh I've seen that one,should be good.:wavey:

[GypsyGoth]

I love horrors but I have to be in the right mood to watch them, and during those times I'd watch four or five in a week, but then I could go a month or two without the desire to see one.

[Xtopher]

My favorite one. I grew up on horror.

[Kyle]

I love horrors but I have to be in the right mood to watch them, and during those times I'd watch four or five in a week, but then I could go a month or two without the desire to see one.

Ah good you sound like you watch quite a few.

Got any recommendations?

[Kyle]

Have you played that?
to Dark , many say

Thats wrong

I have not yet Arista.

I intend to correct that though.

[GypsyGoth]

Ah good you sound like you watch quite a few.

Got any recommendations?

These are a few of my faves :love: although you've prob seen them all.

The Ward (2010)
http://i.imgur.com/nH3DFtw.jpg

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
http://i.imgur.com/MKFJghT.jpg

The Road (2009)
http://i.imgur.com/ykbTAWo.jpg

Silent Hill (2006)
http://i.imgur.com/hDIdh2g.jpg

The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
http://i.imgur.com/ncJ7pqz.jpg

Evil Dead (2013)
http://i.imgur.com/raLBQhm.jpg

Drag Me to Hell (2009)
http://i.imgur.com/IjNPWhR.jpg

Monsters (2010)
http://i.imgur.com/Nd4NeBo.jpg

And while that last one isn't really a horror, I love the atmosphere created in the film, I feel that it's well worth watching.

[Kyle]

Brilliant thanks Gypsy Goth.

I've only seen two of them so that's a good few extra for the bucket list. Cheers for posting. :worship:

[user104658]

I like the genre but I don't find it scary at all any more. Completely desensitised. For example I used to find Zombies terrifying but after several years of The Walking Dead, Resident Evil, and 3 Dead Rising games (during my playthrough of the 3rd one I massacred nearly 60,000 of the little buggers) I just don't find them remotely scary any more :(. Except the clickers in The Last Of Us. I had to play that game in short bursts because it was giving me high blood pressure.

Likewise, I found the thing through the hatch in "the grudge" terrifying the first time but J-horror has been done to death now, and Japanese women and children in heavy goth make-up is just no longer scary!

"The Road" is a great film but not really a horror, it's straight post-apoc which is my favourite genre. There's a severe lack of decent (non zombie) post apocalypse stuff, though.

[andybigbro]

Is my favourite genre :) it's exciting!

[mizzy25]

No hate them. I know some people think the exorcist is funny, but I saw it when I was about 13 or 14. We lived in a terraced house @ the time but both the neighbours had moved out. Anyway watched the exorcist @ my older and cooler friends house, got home went to bed, heard movement was convinced the devil was in the attic (just like the film) was almost hysterical until my mam told me someone had moved in next door!!!! Only other one I ever watched and again with older/cooler friends, was Carrie.

[Jake.]

Yes :clap1:

[GypsyGoth]

"The Road" is a great film but not really a horror, it's straight post-apoc...

I disagree, I believe it is a real horror, regardless of the genre that is tagged to it, and just because a movie is labeled as something, it doesn't me it can't be something else (sorry for the double negative). If you look at films like The Silence of the Lambs, it has created an iconic horror character in Doctor Hannibal Lecture, yet it's listed as being a crime drama or a thriller, also Alien by Ridley Scott, it's both a scifi film and a horror.

I found The Road to have a couple of terrifying scenes, not to mention the bleakness and the feeling of menace throughout. I would mention more about the film's horror tropes, but I don't want to spoil it.

[rubymoo]

I remember watching Texas Chainsaw Massacre after a night out with the girls, it's funny how drink distorts things:laugh:

I remember laughing throughout the film:joker:

I wouldn't watch it sober though:worry:

[Livia]

I like good horror films, especially vampires... but I have no time for gory, shock films. Seeing someone tortured or having their guts ripped out, for instance, is not my idea of entertainment.

[Jay.]

Love horror films that aren't too scary, like Scream.

[hijaxers]

I love horrors but for me they don't scare the same anymore. I don't know if its because I've become desensitized but I can't remember the last time I was really scared at a film.....I'm not a huge fan of stalk and slash movies that rely on gore to get a reaction either

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