One of the main reasons Buffy didn't work for me was how lame the monsters looked 
I think the set-up is always more scary than the revelation of the monster. "I am Legend" is so great and eerie until we see the mutants too closely. That goes for so many films. Right now I can't even think of one where the monster itself creeped me out. The Mexican birthday video in "Signs" is one of the creepiest scenes for me, because you only see the silhouette, the gesture and hear the children screaming.
I can't even say it's the eyes or teeth or whatever makes a monster scary looking for me. Generally speaking, once we go close up and they even start talking, the fear is all gone. I guess I am not scared that easily anymore
Of course there are also the big monster movies like "The Host" or "The relic" where it is less about them being scary but more about them looking cool or badass.
Is this just me? What makes a monster scary?
I think the set-up is always more scary than the revelation of the monster. "I am Legend" is so great and eerie until we see the mutants too closely. That goes for so many films. Right now I can't even think of one where the monster itself creeped me out. The Mexican birthday video in "Signs" is one of the creepiest scenes for me, because you only see the silhouette, the gesture and hear the children screaming.
I can't even say it's the eyes or teeth or whatever makes a monster scary looking for me. Generally speaking, once we go close up and they even start talking, the fear is all gone. I guess I am not scared that easily anymore
Of course there are also the big monster movies like "The Host" or "The relic" where it is less about them being scary but more about them looking cool or badass.
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Monsters. Why are they scary?
- 13/09/2010 05:44:08 PM
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It's always best not to see the monster
- 13/09/2010 06:06:07 PM
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Invisible monsters are scary the first time you see the film/episode
- 13/09/2010 06:33:15 PM
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I get more scared by writing than by film, so I'm going to go with the unseen bit.
- 13/09/2010 06:49:38 PM
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Re: I get more scared by writing than by film, so I'm going to go with the unseen bit.
- 13/09/2010 06:52:07 PM
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im not scared of then but i'm creeped out by children.
- 13/09/2010 08:34:59 PM
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children singing nursery rhymes and making the lyrics sound scary
- 14/09/2010 08:56:37 AM
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Things that are Wrong or unknowable.
- 14/09/2010 02:04:54 AM
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But aren't all monsters "wrong" by definition? *NM*
- 14/09/2010 10:04:05 AM
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anything that makes me jump
- 14/09/2010 09:01:11 AM
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Re: anything that makes me jump
- 14/09/2010 10:05:49 AM
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no because there's often some screechy violin or some music in the background
- 15/09/2010 10:36:26 PM
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The Gentlemen from Hush were probably the creepiest monsters I've ever seen.
- 14/09/2010 04:10:22 PM
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- 14/09/2010 04:13:27 PM
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I think that feeling of something being just off is quite creepy
- 14/09/2010 04:51:02 PM
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Re: I think that feeling of something being just off is quite creepy
- 14/09/2010 04:51:47 PM
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You really need to watch Monsters, Inc. *NM*
- 15/09/2010 03:53:20 AM
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I read the graphic novel of Coraline yesterday. The villains have buttons for eyes.
- 18/09/2010 12:32:49 PM
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Re: I read the graphic novel of Coraline yesterday. The villains have buttons for eyes.
- 18/09/2010 12:33:46 PM
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I watched an interview with Gaiman in which he said Coraline scares adults but not kids.
- 18/09/2010 12:41:40 PM
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I think that what I can't see is scarier. Once they actually take a physical form it ceases to work.
- 18/09/2010 10:37:53 PM
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- 18/09/2010 10:49:13 PM
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