skykiii
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Its horror season again. Or would be, if horror wasn't fucking stupid.
At best, spooky stories can be weird or mysterious or make you think about things beyond the normal world we know. Too bad the field is taken entirely by idiots with no imagination.
Just a few things.
Psycho Killers
Oh, a man in a bunny suit murdered people once! Whatever.
The problem with psycho killers is the problem is easily solved.
Pull out your gun, pull the trigger, BAM! He ain't killing anyone no more. Unless they do that stupid Michael Myers thing where they just survive anyway, but at that point its some little kid's creepypasta.
Killer Monsters
Oh, if you go into the woods some critter might gobble you!
So what? Sure, that's tense, but its not scary, really.
In fact too many horror concepts rely on "this thing could kill you or make you feel a lot of pain then kill you." Hey, buddy, being in pain is old news to me. Pain is something you adapt to. The fear of dying is itself kind of weak, as again that's more a "tension" factor than something actually horrifying. Besides, in this day and age, a lot of people actually want to die.
The Protagonist Did A Bad Thing
This one seems to often be used in video games, ever since the days of Silent Hill 2. Today games like Omori and Stories Untold also use this twist.
Let me be frank:
I don't care about their god-damn trauma. If I'm playing a horror game, or reading a book, or whatever, I want you to on some level enlighten me about the nature of the universe. That's one reason the original Lovecraft Mythos is so enticing. Things like the Hounds of Tindalos raise so many questions. And frankly, with how many people these days will put themselves down just to get pity-parties started, this kind of thing has worn thin.
(It doesn't help that in most of these stories, the actions they took are.... actually completely understandible in context).
Here's Some Random Real Life Fact
This is something I see people do as... I almost wanna say "a shitpost" except I've seen it IRL. One example is I wanted an uncle to come up with a scary story, and his answer was "here's something scary, that people actually believe all that Bible shit and do crazy things because of it."
I already know Kiwis are gonna say "the real terror is you had an atheist uncle."
Another variant is "here's something this animal in the wild does that we think is so freaky!"
Who. Fucking. Cares. Yes, masses are dumb, people believe stupid things, and nature is often gross. This isn't news, its not a profound statement.
This also, by the way, goes for people who are gonna say something like "Boku no Pico exists" (anime is not scary) or "here's a gross image" (gross is not scary).... and anything involving "people with stupid beliefs" well... see what I said about psycho killers.
To be honest though....
I'm not sure what I would find scary. Even that Lovecraft stuff is more "interesting" and perhaps a bit escapist rather than something that keeps me up at night.
Eh.
At best, spooky stories can be weird or mysterious or make you think about things beyond the normal world we know. Too bad the field is taken entirely by idiots with no imagination.
Just a few things.
Psycho Killers
Oh, a man in a bunny suit murdered people once! Whatever.
The problem with psycho killers is the problem is easily solved.
Pull out your gun, pull the trigger, BAM! He ain't killing anyone no more. Unless they do that stupid Michael Myers thing where they just survive anyway, but at that point its some little kid's creepypasta.
Killer Monsters
Oh, if you go into the woods some critter might gobble you!
So what? Sure, that's tense, but its not scary, really.
In fact too many horror concepts rely on "this thing could kill you or make you feel a lot of pain then kill you." Hey, buddy, being in pain is old news to me. Pain is something you adapt to. The fear of dying is itself kind of weak, as again that's more a "tension" factor than something actually horrifying. Besides, in this day and age, a lot of people actually want to die.
The Protagonist Did A Bad Thing
This one seems to often be used in video games, ever since the days of Silent Hill 2. Today games like Omori and Stories Untold also use this twist.
Let me be frank:
I don't care about their god-damn trauma. If I'm playing a horror game, or reading a book, or whatever, I want you to on some level enlighten me about the nature of the universe. That's one reason the original Lovecraft Mythos is so enticing. Things like the Hounds of Tindalos raise so many questions. And frankly, with how many people these days will put themselves down just to get pity-parties started, this kind of thing has worn thin.
(It doesn't help that in most of these stories, the actions they took are.... actually completely understandible in context).
Here's Some Random Real Life Fact
This is something I see people do as... I almost wanna say "a shitpost" except I've seen it IRL. One example is I wanted an uncle to come up with a scary story, and his answer was "here's something scary, that people actually believe all that Bible shit and do crazy things because of it."
I already know Kiwis are gonna say "the real terror is you had an atheist uncle."
Another variant is "here's something this animal in the wild does that we think is so freaky!"
Who. Fucking. Cares. Yes, masses are dumb, people believe stupid things, and nature is often gross. This isn't news, its not a profound statement.
This also, by the way, goes for people who are gonna say something like "Boku no Pico exists" (anime is not scary) or "here's a gross image" (gross is not scary).... and anything involving "people with stupid beliefs" well... see what I said about psycho killers.
To be honest though....
I'm not sure what I would find scary. Even that Lovecraft stuff is more "interesting" and perhaps a bit escapist rather than something that keeps me up at night.
Eh.
