More Horror Movie Mischief

[Teallaura]

I feel that It Follows did a good job breaking away from that trope a few times, and more and more horror films are doing twists where the entity/killer shows up during daytime.

Technically, so did The Car - but since I laughed through 90% of that movie, this might not be a good thing.

[Zymologist]

Technically, so did The Car - but since I laughed through 90% of that movie, this might not be a good thing.

Nothing will strike terror into your heart like...THE CAR.

[Teallaura]

Nothing will strike terror into your heart like...THE CAR.

The marching band taking refuge in the cemetery that just happened to be at the end of the football field...

[Adrift]

I think a lot of the times that the monster only comes out at night is because in low lighting it's harder to see how cheesy it looks.

That's part of it, obviously. The first Alien looks like some lanky guy in a monster suit when you put him in a spotlight, but of course, things are just naturally scarier in the dark. That why this new trope of getting a scare in broad daylight is sort of interesting, though it's now getting overplayed, and I'm always anticipating it. Last time I saw it used a bunch was in the Annabelle sequel.

[Adrift]

Technically, so did The Car - but since I laughed through 90% of that movie, this might not be a good thing.

Jeez, I haven't seen that film in like, 25 years or something.

[rogue06]

Technically, so did The Car - but since I laughed through 90% of that movie, this might not be a good thing.

Snickering and guffawing through most horror movies is not a good sign.

[Teallaura]

Jeez, I haven't seen that film in like, 25 years or something.

It's older than that - I was a kid when it came out.

[Teallaura]

Snickering and guffawing through most horror movies is not a good sign.

Unless it's Tremors.

[rogue06]

Unless it's Tremors.

And it is movies like that which is why I was sure to add "most."

Loved the first one, the rest much, much less so.

[Cerebrum123]

Unless it's Tremors.

Did you ever watch the TV series?

Gremlins also probably fits in this category.

[Zymologist]

Troll 2, obviously. That movie really is just as amazing/terrible (both simultaneously) as it's reputed to be.

[Adrift]

It's older than that - I was a kid when it came out.

Oh, I know it is. It was released in the 70s or early 80s or something (right when all of those horror spoofs were popular), but the last time I've seen it (on VHS) was some time in the early 90s.

[Teallaura]

Did you ever watch the TV series?

Gremlins also probably fits in this category.

No, I didn't. And I agree about Gremlins.

[Cerebrum123]

No, I didn't. And I agree about Gremlins.

I thought it was actually pretty good.

Gremlins was good, but Gremlins 2 was pretty bad.

[TheWall]

Gremlins is one of my favorite movies.