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^Yeah BlackAdder Send a noteboard - 17/09/2010 07:25:44 AM
They were cute.

I think it's interesting because of what you said in your original post:

I have been watching Buffy lately, and I've realised that the only monsters there I am properly afraid of (as in, I'll skip the episode or hold hands in front of my eyes) are the guy in Killed by Death and the gentlemen in Hush. And the more I think about it, they follow a trend in how I react to monsters. If there is something wrong with the eyes or they smile wrong (my main problem with Hufsa in the Moomin), I am petrified. That is all it takes. It in addition they are tiny children or float instead of walking, I will sleep with the light on, but the core of the problem is eyes and smiles.

Is this just me? What makes a monster scary?
I may stop reading replies if they get too scary.

All of the monsters in that movie are 'deformed' in the ways people imagined them as children. A couple of them have just one eye. Others have 3, or 5. Some have extra arms and legs, horns, etc. As far as smiles go, they are fairly 'human'

I think it's pretty interesting that you would find these characters to be 'cute' in that case.

It's pretty remarkable to think about what scares people. Along these lines, have you ever heard of the Uncanny Valley hypothesis?
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Monsters. Why are they scary? Camilla - 13/09/2010 05:44:08 PM 957 Views
It's always best not to see the monster ironclad - 13/09/2010 06:06:07 PM 679 Views
Invisible monsters are scary the first time you see the film/episode Camilla - 13/09/2010 06:33:15 PM 607 Views
Re: It's always best not to see the monster nossy - 14/09/2010 02:06:42 AM 743 Views
I get more scared by writing than by film, so I'm going to go with the unseen bit. Ghavrel - 13/09/2010 06:49:38 PM 684 Views
Re: I get more scared by writing than by film, so I'm going to go with the unseen bit. Camilla - 13/09/2010 06:52:07 PM 724 Views
Slake moths John - 17/09/2010 05:17:29 AM 688 Views
You should read it! It's public domain and very short. Ghavrel - 18/09/2010 06:33:21 AM 672 Views
Hufsa? Lordling - 13/09/2010 06:51:44 PM 853 Views
Re: Hufsa? Camilla - 13/09/2010 06:54:12 PM 793 Views
Re: Hufsa? Lordling - 13/09/2010 07:22:08 PM 759 Views
Re: Hufsa? Camilla - 13/09/2010 07:33:17 PM 689 Views
im not scared of then but i'm creeped out by children. M & M Maddy - 13/09/2010 08:34:59 PM 695 Views
Re: im not scared of then but i'm creeped out by children. Camilla - 13/09/2010 08:53:35 PM 697 Views
children singing nursery rhymes and making the lyrics sound scary Foxhead - 14/09/2010 08:56:37 AM 724 Views
I agree. M & M Maddy - 14/09/2010 08:07:07 PM 748 Views
One, two, Freddy's coming for you... *NM* TaskmasterJack - 15/09/2010 01:00:58 AM 323 Views
Things that are Wrong or unknowable. nossy - 14/09/2010 02:04:54 AM 637 Views
But aren't all monsters "wrong" by definition? *NM* Camilla - 14/09/2010 10:04:05 AM 394 Views
Hokey wrong is not Wrong. nossy - 14/09/2010 06:31:10 PM 761 Views
True. Camilla - 14/09/2010 06:39:25 PM 587 Views
imo, one of two things LadyLorraine - 14/09/2010 05:24:45 AM 748 Views
unheimlich Camilla - 14/09/2010 10:05:07 AM 778 Views
anything that makes me jump Foxhead - 14/09/2010 09:01:11 AM 727 Views
Re: anything that makes me jump Camilla - 14/09/2010 10:05:49 AM 691 Views
no because there's often some screechy violin or some music in the background Foxhead - 15/09/2010 10:36:26 PM 651 Views
Deformity Sidious - 14/09/2010 12:47:10 PM 770 Views
Re: Deformity Camilla - 14/09/2010 03:02:28 PM 603 Views
The Gentlemen from Hush were probably the creepiest monsters I've ever seen. Kaldric - 14/09/2010 04:10:22 PM 704 Views
Re: The Gentlemen from Hush were probably the creepiest monsters I've ever seen. Camilla - 14/09/2010 04:13:27 PM 704 Views
yah. they were definitely the creepiest. LadyLorraine - 14/09/2010 08:35:01 PM 686 Views
Re: yah. they were definitely the creepiest. Camilla - 14/09/2010 08:42:02 PM 730 Views
I think that feeling of something being just off is quite creepy Mark - 14/09/2010 04:51:02 PM 742 Views
Re: I think that feeling of something being just off is quite creepy Camilla - 14/09/2010 04:51:47 PM 754 Views
Most monsters scare me... aria - 15/09/2010 03:21:15 AM 777 Views
Re: Most monsters scare me... Camilla - 15/09/2010 08:33:06 AM 666 Views
You really need to watch Monsters, Inc. *NM* BlackAdder - 15/09/2010 03:53:20 AM 352 Views
I have Camilla - 15/09/2010 08:33:53 AM 658 Views
Re: I have TaskmasterJack - 15/09/2010 10:36:13 PM 709 Views
Camilla - 15/09/2010 10:37:40 PM 623 Views
^Yeah BlackAdder - 17/09/2010 07:25:44 AM 687 Views
Re: ^Yeah Camilla - 17/09/2010 09:08:33 AM 698 Views
I read the graphic novel of Coraline yesterday. The villains have buttons for eyes. Tim - 18/09/2010 12:32:49 PM 786 Views
Re: I read the graphic novel of Coraline yesterday. The villains have buttons for eyes. Camilla - 18/09/2010 12:33:46 PM 678 Views
I watched an interview with Gaiman in which he said Coraline scares adults but not kids. Tim - 18/09/2010 12:41:40 PM 1037 Views
That makes sense. *NM* Camilla - 18/09/2010 12:52:14 PM 393 Views
For those who are creeped out by unnatural movements... TaskmasterJack - 18/09/2010 06:22:18 PM 577 Views
Re: For those who are creeped out by unnatural movements... Camilla - 18/09/2010 06:23:43 PM 672 Views
I think that what I can't see is scarier. Once they actually take a physical form it ceases to work. Tashmere - 18/09/2010 10:37:53 PM 768 Views
Re: I think that what I can't see is scarier. Once they actually take a physical form it ceases to . Camilla - 18/09/2010 10:49:13 PM 845 Views
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