Enjoying horror films
Nov. 14th, 2018 02:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mtbcAs a teenager I knew a guy who loved horror films and was happy to loan out his copies of them so I got to see some of the classics and gain an idea of what the genre offered. They were interesting but I wasn't much attracted overall. In recent years that has changed. A couple of years ago I mentioned having enjoyed
I am still watching horror. The most recent movie for me was
As well as some of the above, Netflix also offers us
I do not know why I am now seeking horror after so many years of not caring about it. For instance, do I want to explore scary situations in a safe way? With
Coping with my previous depression involved accepting possible bad outcomes. Perhaps I became more able to handle scary things and what I am looking for in horror is nothing much different than for other genres. For example, science fiction can also assume new possibilities, making me wonder what is happening and how it will turn out. Horror may simply be offering me a new vein of stories.
The Babadook(2014). It felt slow and irritating for a while but developed into being engaging and alarming which was great. It remains one of my favorite horror films.
I am still watching horror. The most recent movie for me was
Verónica(2017) which was good but unremarkable, a typical Catholic schoolgirl malevolent entity story. It wasn't too silly and hung together reasonably. I am now watching the horror series
The Haunting of Hill House(2018) which has started reasonably but I am not yet many episodes into it. Next up is
The Endless(2017).
As well as some of the above, Netflix also offers us
The Blackcoat's Daughter(2015) though under the different title of
February. From the synopsis it may seem like yet another Catholic schoolgirl malevolent entity movie but it was one of the best I have seen for some time. It moves slowly at first but it is very well acted and there is a lot of care taken in the story and direction: from the beginning it rewards careful attention. I greatly appreciated it but viewers wanting something more like
Dead Snow(2009) will be bored and disappointed.
I do not know why I am now seeking horror after so many years of not caring about it. For instance, do I want to explore scary situations in a safe way? With
The BabadookI think it was interesting to be scared. With
VerónicaI liked the portrayal of the family and social dynamics and I wondered what would happen.
The Blackcoat's Daughterwasn't scary but I was intrigued by Kat, both her character and her situation. In continuing with
The Haunting of Hill HouseI am trusting its good reviews and hoping that the story comes together coherently in the end.
Coping with my previous depression involved accepting possible bad outcomes. Perhaps I became more able to handle scary things and what I am looking for in horror is nothing much different than for other genres. For example, science fiction can also assume new possibilities, making me wonder what is happening and how it will turn out. Horror may simply be offering me a new vein of stories.
