So this just happened

[Dr_Liszt]

I went to my brother's room to find the nail clipper, but it's dark. And I didn't have my glasses on because I was lying down in my bed. So I go to my brother's room walking rather quickly and confident, and turns out... his door was closed.

And I couldn't see it because it was dark. And his door is always open, we don't close doors here, they are always open.


So I just slammed myself against a door.

[Pope Bucky]

I didn't know you're blonde.

[Monk]

Definitely not where I thought this story was going.

[Derived Absurdity]

this story was rather anti-climactic

[Dr_Liszt]

Also, I might go to a pacific protest tomorrow.

YAY FOR REVOLUTION!!! TOO BAD MY PEOPLE ARE STILL DUMB ENOUGH TO DEMAND ACTUAL REFORMS!!!!

[Cassius Clay]

I just watched a movie called The Babadook and it creeped me the fuck out. When you mentioned how dark it was, I thought the babadook was gonna getcha.

[aels]

My friend has lent me The Babadook and I'm too scared to watch it. She didn't find it that scary but she's a lifelong horror fan and I'm a coward so I'm not looking forward to it.

[Ptolemy_Banana]

The thing about the Babadook is not only is it properly scary, it also really brings home the genuine horrors facing an over-stressed single-mother dealing with a disturbed child. Good times!

[Cassius Clay]

In many ways, it's not very original in terms of horror story....but it's just very well made. I've watched horror movies all my life...most suck...but this one kinda got to me.

[Derived Absurdity]

Well, you also thought Insidious was well-made, so...

[Cassius Clay]

Insidious is well-made simply because of the twist at the end...which is why the movie is called what it is. Then knowing the ending and watching it a second time, the whole movie becomes creepier. The sequels really fucked it up though.

[Dr_Liszt]

I'm gonna watch the Babadook and I swear to Jesus if it's not scary. I'm gonna massive eye roll my eyes at all of you!

[Derived Absurdity]

It's not.

[BruceSmith78]

Movies aren't scary, unless you're 8 years old.

[Derived Absurdity]

I'm starting to think that's true. I don't really remember the last time I've been scared by a movie, as opposed to "startled" or "mildly creeped out".

I don't think movies are really long enough to have time to get under your skin and actually scare you on a deep level. TV might work, if television shows weren't broken up into chunks and separated by mood-ruining commercials. Books are the only medium so far which can scare me. They're long and continuous and they can present things other than visually and auditorially. The narrative voice in a book can really hijack my emotions in a way all the tricks of film simply can't.

Video games might be most effective, although I've never played a scary video game. They're potentially long enough to tell a full compelling story at once unlike movies, they have visual and audio unlike books, and you have a degree of control and heightened immersion which might enhance the intensity. And all this 3D full-immersion virtual reality stuff that's coming out is probably going to help.

[Unvoiced_Apollo]

Also, I might go to a pacific protest tomorrow.

YAY FOR REVOLUTION!!! TOO BAD MY PEOPLE ARE STILL DUMB ENOUGH TO DEMAND ACTUAL REFORMS!!!!

What do you have against the Pacific Ocean?