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I get freaked out when there are humanoid things moving faster or more chaotically than humanly possible. Like, there is no hope of escape if you can't outrun/hide the bastard. I read this book once that was meant to be an honest discussion of aliens existing among us, and the guy went and sat in a cave, in the dark, all night (NO THANKS), and tried to commune with the aliens. He said he finally saw one, and it moved incredibly fast - not in a cute way, but would zip up next to/stare at him, and it was small...and that night I dreamed that one was staring at me while I slept. NO THANKS again. I picked the Grudge genre just because all of the monsters move in that wierd way.
the poll only lets me pick one, so i can't decide. :(
I hate horror flicks b/c I'm both scared and startled by everything, so I just picked the concept that was scariest to me (mass murderers), even tho I get pretty freaked out by all the categories you listed, except for the crazy animals. And maybe ppl going mad -- depends how it's presented.
Sorry, I'm a baby and thus no help.
Sorry, I'm a baby and thus no help.
I clicked "Freaky (Asian) females" because the poll only allows me to choose one, and people moving in wrong ways freaks me more than these others. On the other hand, I haven't watched any of the example movies; going by what horror movies I've most enjoyed watching, I'd rate "Ghosts and haunted houses" highest.
I was only allowed to pick one, so I will mention my choices:
Zombie movies - I love to watch them, but tend to act a little spooked by little noises after dark after watching them. Not always - - the House of the Dead movie on SciFi, for example, was just too awful to spook me.
Evil, undead children. It took me a year to finish the novel 'Pet Cemetary' because I could see what was coming and was too chicken to continue. :p
Films like "The Grudge" first becasue of the freaky, unnatural way the ghosts moved, but because of the unrelenting nature of the dead - - everyone has to die, no matter how peripheral their connection to the house.
Finally, while I'm not usually strongly affected by characters going mad, I will say that the first truly horrific moment for me when watching the first 'Saw' movie was when Cary Elwes' character lost it and began cutting of his foot; it wasn't the act itself, which was off camera, but his pain and horror and determination was a very powerful mix of emotion I couldn't help but respond to.
Zombie movies - I love to watch them, but tend to act a little spooked by little noises after dark after watching them. Not always - - the House of the Dead movie on SciFi, for example, was just too awful to spook me.
Evil, undead children. It took me a year to finish the novel 'Pet Cemetary' because I could see what was coming and was too chicken to continue. :p
Films like "The Grudge" first becasue of the freaky, unnatural way the ghosts moved, but because of the unrelenting nature of the dead - - everyone has to die, no matter how peripheral their connection to the house.
Finally, while I'm not usually strongly affected by characters going mad, I will say that the first truly horrific moment for me when watching the first 'Saw' movie was when Cary Elwes' character lost it and began cutting of his foot; it wasn't the act itself, which was off camera, but his pain and horror and determination was a very powerful mix of emotion I couldn't help but respond to.
I know, dammit. I tried to go back and edit the poll, but it doesn't seem to let me edit it that way. I KNOW there is a version where it lets you pick many options. Pick your worst and then tell me what others in the comments?
Nothing to apologize for, I respect people who openly admit what triggers them, even if it's just a little!
I have the exact same phobia. Freaky moving patterns and freaky swiftness. That and freaky sounds I guess...Your dream sounds terrifying to me.
I'm angry because I can't edit the poll (at least anyway I know of), so that you can pick more than one option. I know there is such an option, but it doesn't seem to be possible to edit it once you've posted the poll. Freaky moving patterns and hauntings/ghosts would be my top picks as well!
Great answers! I get a bit disturbed by horror children too, I admit, not as much as freaky moving patterns and the unrelenting issue you mentioned though. For some reason I don't get that scared by murderers and don't enjoy watching them, but I do love myself some zombies!
Hi, why is there no ALL OF THE ABOVE option??
I am so, so easily scared. REally, it's pathetic. But at the same time I really LOVE horror films (not to include slasher flicks or torture porn). I have a really wild imagination and have a tendency to not be able to sleep for a long time after watching some horror flicks (i still can't watch The Exorcist without going sleepless).
The things that scare me most are hauntings or people who are possessed--including toys, mostly because ghosts are just so darned hard to get rid of and they defy logic. But those also end up being my favorites, like The Shining or Poltergeist.
I also think that mass murder movies that are based on true stories--especially ones where the victims are chosen arbitrarily, or basically tortured (i.e. hung up on meat hooks)--super scary.
I think my favorites are scary movies that end happily though, like Amityville Horror and Poltergeist, because they make me hopeful that I could survive something terrible like that. ha ha
I am so, so easily scared. REally, it's pathetic. But at the same time I really LOVE horror films (not to include slasher flicks or torture porn). I have a really wild imagination and have a tendency to not be able to sleep for a long time after watching some horror flicks (i still can't watch The Exorcist without going sleepless).
The things that scare me most are hauntings or people who are possessed--including toys, mostly because ghosts are just so darned hard to get rid of and they defy logic. But those also end up being my favorites, like The Shining or Poltergeist.
I also think that mass murder movies that are based on true stories--especially ones where the victims are chosen arbitrarily, or basically tortured (i.e. hung up on meat hooks)--super scary.
I think my favorites are scary movies that end happily though, like Amityville Horror and Poltergeist, because they make me hopeful that I could survive something terrible like that. ha ha
oh and i LOOOOVE zombies, but they always scare me too.
my thing is based on truth. if there is a possibility of it happening, or (worse) if it has happened.
I'm not scared of fantasy stuff. I have never understood the fear of children in movies.
but things like Red Dragon, or about serial killers like Ed Gein, or Ted Bundy? eeeeeeee!
I'm not scared of fantasy stuff. I have never understood the fear of children in movies.
but things like Red Dragon, or about serial killers like Ed Gein, or Ted Bundy? eeeeeeee!
zombies is a definite favorite.
clowns are horrible and everybody knows it!!
some massmurderers too.
ghosts and haunted places, yes.
some monsters (definitely alien) and some madness.
animals, usually not.
haven't seen enough of the spindly asian females to know if they scare me or not.
clowns are horrible and everybody knows it!!
some massmurderers too.
ghosts and haunted places, yes.
some monsters (definitely alien) and some madness.
animals, usually not.
haven't seen enough of the spindly asian females to know if they scare me or not.
Hi, why is there no ALL OF THE ABOVE option??
Because I'm made of FAIL and can't edit the poll (unless someone is really intelligent and tells my some tricks!)
oh lady, I'm almost CRYING now because I forgot to mention The Exorcist (among the Occult) or Poltergeist (among the ghostie movies), such classical examples! I'm with you on the hauntings, they are second on my trigger list (after freaky moving women). Evil babies can be a bit unsettling to me, but they'd have to be really well acted and scripted otherwise I'm left cold.
I'm split on the happy endings, on the one hand I'm like you, I kind of want it to end that way, on the other, I get way way more unsettled if it doesn't, and remember the movie better that way.
LOVE zombies too, don't know why, because they don't trigger me that much.
Because I'm made of FAIL and can't edit the poll (unless someone is really intelligent and tells my some tricks!)
oh lady, I'm almost CRYING now because I forgot to mention The Exorcist (among the Occult) or Poltergeist (among the ghostie movies), such classical examples! I'm with you on the hauntings, they are second on my trigger list (after freaky moving women). Evil babies can be a bit unsettling to me, but they'd have to be really well acted and scripted otherwise I'm left cold.
I'm split on the happy endings, on the one hand I'm like you, I kind of want it to end that way, on the other, I get way way more unsettled if it doesn't, and remember the movie better that way.
LOVE zombies too, don't know why, because they don't trigger me that much.
I love to hear what triggers people! For some reason my triggers seem a bit the opposite of yours, which fascinates me.
Don't go there with the spindly women with freaky moving patterns, it will scar you for life!
do
not
watch
them.
do
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them.
I am no help, and have convinced myself there is no way to edit polls.
i am more likely to sleep if there are survivors. lol
i am more likely to sleep if there are survivors. lol
wrt zombies maybe it is because they are social commentary.
perhaps they should be the most frightening of them all? hmmmmmmmm? lol
perhaps they should be the most frightening of them all? hmmmmmmmm? lol
it can be any of the above really... depending on how it's staged. the anticipation, intense music, and sudden-expected-movement.
but what if ghosts are real????? I THINK THEY'RE REAL!
I didn't fill out the poll because I couldn't decide. I don't watch horror movies too often, even though it's a genre that I like (zombie movies and monster movies are a definite favorite).
One of the things that ALWAYS gets me is when something innocuous jumps out (for example, a lot of horror movies use that old standard of having the characters frightened by a cat that leaps out from somewhere unexpected) -- even when I've seen a movie more than once and know that moment is coming, it still makes me jump in my seat!
One of the things that ALWAYS gets me is when something innocuous jumps out (for example, a lot of horror movies use that old standard of having the characters frightened by a cat that leaps out from somewhere unexpected) -- even when I've seen a movie more than once and know that moment is coming, it still makes me jump in my seat!
can't watch ANY of them because they NEVER leave my head. I'm still traumatized from watching From Beyond the Grave in junior high.
Had to scroll really quickly past the photos :)
Had to scroll really quickly past the photos :)
So, every genre could scare you if it's done in a good way?
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