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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 1086 Views
It's always best not to see the monster ironclad - 13/09/2010 06:06:07 PM 815 Views
Invisible monsters are scary the first time you see the film/episode Camilla - 13/09/2010 06:33:15 PM 745 Views
Re: It's always best not to see the monster nossy - 14/09/2010 02:06:42 AM 886 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 851 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 865 Views
Slake moths John - 17/09/2010 05:17:29 AM 826 Views
You should read it! It's public domain and very short. Ghavrel - 18/09/2010 06:33:21 AM 816 Views
Hufsa? Lordling - 13/09/2010 06:51:44 PM 996 Views
Re: Hufsa? Camilla - 13/09/2010 06:54:12 PM 938 Views
Re: Hufsa? Lordling - 13/09/2010 07:22:08 PM 910 Views
Re: Hufsa? Camilla - 13/09/2010 07:33:17 PM 826 Views
im not scared of then but i'm creeped out by children. M & M Maddy - 13/09/2010 08:34:59 PM 837 Views
Re: im not scared of then but i'm creeped out by children. Camilla - 13/09/2010 08:53:35 PM 828 Views
children singing nursery rhymes and making the lyrics sound scary Foxhead - 14/09/2010 08:56:37 AM 859 Views
I agree. M & M Maddy - 14/09/2010 08:07:07 PM 882 Views
One, two, Freddy's coming for you... *NM* TaskmasterJack - 15/09/2010 01:00:58 AM 385 Views
Things that are Wrong or unknowable. nossy - 14/09/2010 02:04:54 AM 772 Views
But aren't all monsters "wrong" by definition? *NM* Camilla - 14/09/2010 10:04:05 AM 456 Views
Hokey wrong is not Wrong. nossy - 14/09/2010 06:31:10 PM 910 Views
True. Camilla - 14/09/2010 06:39:25 PM 722 Views
imo, one of two things LadyLorraine - 14/09/2010 05:24:45 AM 881 Views
unheimlich Camilla - 14/09/2010 10:05:07 AM 921 Views
anything that makes me jump Foxhead - 14/09/2010 09:01:11 AM 859 Views
Re: anything that makes me jump Camilla - 14/09/2010 10:05:49 AM 822 Views
no because there's often some screechy violin or some music in the background Foxhead - 15/09/2010 10:36:26 PM 781 Views
Deformity Sidious - 14/09/2010 12:47:10 PM 913 Views
Re: Deformity Camilla - 14/09/2010 03:02:28 PM 749 Views
The Gentlemen from Hush were probably the creepiest monsters I've ever seen. Kaldric - 14/09/2010 04:10:22 PM 841 Views
Re: The Gentlemen from Hush were probably the creepiest monsters I've ever seen. Camilla - 14/09/2010 04:13:27 PM 852 Views
yah. they were definitely the creepiest. LadyLorraine - 14/09/2010 08:35:01 PM 826 Views
Re: yah. they were definitely the creepiest. Camilla - 14/09/2010 08:42:02 PM 858 Views
I think that feeling of something being just off is quite creepy Mark - 14/09/2010 04:51:02 PM 865 Views
Re: I think that feeling of something being just off is quite creepy Camilla - 14/09/2010 04:51:47 PM 883 Views
Most monsters scare me... aria - 15/09/2010 03:21:15 AM 908 Views
Re: Most monsters scare me... Camilla - 15/09/2010 08:33:06 AM 802 Views
You really need to watch Monsters, Inc. *NM* BlackAdder - 15/09/2010 03:53:20 AM 407 Views
I have Camilla - 15/09/2010 08:33:53 AM 787 Views
Re: I have TaskmasterJack - 15/09/2010 10:36:13 PM 854 Views
Camilla - 15/09/2010 10:37:40 PM 748 Views
^Yeah BlackAdder - 17/09/2010 07:25:44 AM 826 Views
Re: ^Yeah Camilla - 17/09/2010 09:08:33 AM 840 Views
I read the graphic novel of Coraline yesterday. The villains have buttons for eyes. Tim - 18/09/2010 12:32:49 PM 1007 Views
Re: I read the graphic novel of Coraline yesterday. The villains have buttons for eyes. Camilla - 18/09/2010 12:33:46 PM 820 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 1274 Views
That makes sense. *NM* Camilla - 18/09/2010 12:52:14 PM 449 Views
For those who are creeped out by unnatural movements... TaskmasterJack - 18/09/2010 06:22:18 PM 707 Views
Re: For those who are creeped out by unnatural movements... Camilla - 18/09/2010 06:23:43 PM 810 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 899 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 990 Views
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