I've noticed that it's a very popular idea right now in the modern "elevated" horror scene, to deliberately not explain anything about the ghost/demon/monster/killer or show any of the deaths or attacks onscreen. Alot of people are convinced that it's somehow "scarier" if you don't see anything. I disagree with this. Yes, constant exposition dumps would be annoying, but I still want to actually know what I'm watching. Most horror movie villains nowadays are generic doomsday villains with no personality that are forgettable and boring. I also don't find it scarier to not show anything. In fact, I find it pretty lame when the movie shys away from stuff. And no, that dosen't make me a surface level viewer looking for mindless gore. I still care about atmosphere and story. But you need to show something. I don't want to "use my imagination" for what happens next. That's not my job. You're the ones telling the story, you imagine it for us. Also, I get the feeling that "ambiguity" is just an excuse for not being able to come up with something scary, or to make generic uninteresting characters, or to only write half a story. In summary, I think "ambiguity" is overused in modern horror, especially this "elevated" horror scene.
Submitted November 11, 2020 at 05:20AM by Nothingidonthaveanam https://ift.tt/3kjYGp1