#horror discussion

[caktusjuice-draws]

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[samantha-and-her-chaotic-desires]

confession time

Normally things don't scare me much anymore. I used to be scared of things such as FNAF, Momo, Slenderman....but I love and hold these scary things dearly. The Other Mother from Coraline scared me when I was younger. When Dr. Facilier got dragged down to the other side, I was scared. But I cherish those moments and realize they've become my favorite things to date.

Occasionally, I great unnerved and freaked out. At first, Alastor's full demon unnerved me (not much anymore, but still). Salad Fingers doesn't scare me, and it more so just creeps/freaks me out.

Infection AUs are my crack at this point. Same thing with analog horror. My boyfriend even recommended Vita Carnis to me. I've yet to watch it.

But genuinely. The one thing that truly freaked me out, and still does, is The Boiled One Phenomenon.

TW: disturbing imagery.

I watched reactions, even a bit of this original video. But holy SHIT.

I'm also kinda freaked out about the dark. I have LED lights in my room for fuck's sake!

But honestly, this video makes me freak out. It's not even the video itself, it's the fuckin goofy ahh creature.

I might grow to enjoy it in the future, but I absolutely enjoy that this is a creation.

[bigautomaton]

yoinking the screenshot from twitter but THIS is exactly the kind of horror I want to explore with my art and characters.

Moving to the midwest from a place with plenty of dense forests and tall mountains to be greeted by a flat horizon that almost moves on its own accord was Scary. It just isn't right to be so exposed. I once heard the land is so flat you can watch your dog run away for a week and so long as you can stand staring into nothing it isn't entirely false. Even the modern towns and cities are are spread out from each other the only connection a lot of folks have outside their immediate community is through phone or internet. Who has time to drive two hours to the nearest city for anything other than work these days? This place is empty, lonely, and terrifying. The outside, while a place of beauty is also a volatile beast where a simple evening rain can turn into a tornado in five minutes. Do you really want to risk watching the little raindrops hit your window or are you going to huddle in your storm shelter with whatever you share your home with. The prairie is so simple when looking from the outside, but there is so much more going on under those waves of tall grass.

[sam-spam-ham]

fond of horror/action games where you’re just a regular person and there’s a massive unexplained eldritch or cosmic like horror that you have to take on. that or it’s something that is particularly normal but it’s portrayed in such a way that it’s shown as an unknown horror

bonus points there being no proper way to get out alive, either because the threat could spread or it’s too way to escape the threat without losing a part of you

resident evil seven and eight has this element pretty good in my opinion. the first one really portrays that horror element of the mold spreading, only elevated in my opinion once your point of view switches from ethan to mia on the boat. eighth continues on but with this idea that there is no way out for ethan. like the above while ethan is in control he lost a part of himself. he died to the mold, came back because of the mold, and continued to exist because of it. he was already dying because miranda ripped his heart out, so to stop her (and provide safety to rose), he took it down with him

the first game i’ve played that had this was darkwood. darkwood is a game about an unkown plague causing strange growth within a community and the surrounding forests, leading to the government trapping them in an area. they would send investigation teams to go in and observe the people within the growth, which has grown rapidly causing growth within the trees. the protagonist was one of these investigators, but got captured, later rescued, and then escaped. the thing behind all this is simply the Being, and the protagonist can either succumb to being controlled by it as they seek to escape, or realize what’s happening and burn the Being

the game that sparked this thought though was slimecicle playing through Still Wakes The Deep. the fact that none of what happened is truly explained, and the protagonists eventual realization there’s no getting out but he can protect his daughters on land, was terrific. the setting, the oil rig, also changes every time the protagonist caz changes location

anyway that’s all just fascinated by the use of eldritch and cosmic horrors on characters and worlds where the best course of action is to ensure it doesn’t spread

[raspberry-lava]

Not the usual shit i post but are people really believing that urbanslug's shitshow on twitter was a publicity stunt? How do you even think to believe that? Nobody says ableist stuff and then calls a horror content creator a cunt just for a publicity stunt.

It just sounds like Slug is trying to cover their ass and doing damage control so that his career doesn't go down the drain.

[paletigers]

Had to make a google slides presentation for my feminism and art history class later today :P I figure you horror fans out there might want to read it so here's the link! Movies that are discussed: -The Witch 2015 -Black Christmas -Silence of the Lambs

[wickedwild]

Hello Slasher and Horror lovers alike!

Join our discord!

(Its pretty cool)

My good friends here on tumblr have made a horror rp discord server. Any horror icon, from film, video game, internet fairytale, book, or your own imagination welcome! Or if your not into Rp you can just hang out and talk with like minded people about your favorite Blorbos, and horror interests.

This server is 18+ only! However not a dating server, so don't join with such intentions. Sorry I'm a shit advertiser. Just join I like talking about horror and stuff.

@dour-x @hooterhorror

[prettyputrified]

I wish more slasher films played with the idea of the movies existing in universe and being based on the legends of the killers like chucky did it could be interesting

[nightmareentertainment]

what is your favorite... horror based game / gdjdhsjsbdbdnddnxd movie / silly Internet phenomenon for silly reasons <- needs more horror to quell the demons , have you heard of hit series needle mouse bc I think you'd like it :3 maybe

good lord what a question.... what a marvelous questingoug............. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

LONG ASS POST INCOMING!

Okay so ~Game Wise~ DBD doesn't really count as a horror game in the traditional sense, so I will actually refrain from saying that. And I think Resident Evil isn't particularly treated as the horror it was meant to be so I'll refrain there too. Actually, you know what? My favorite all time horror game was Outlast, i think. I haven't really touched it in a long time but I think that was one of my big introductions to traditional horror game.

It came out fucking. Forever Ago but i actually watched my dad play it. I remember the locker scene so vividly because my heart was beating so hard I made myself sick. Really inspired me as a kid to get into more Horror based stuff, it was awesome. (I was also big into Layers of Fear!)

If you're thinking more like Indie Horror? Like less based in the gameplay of a big game like Outlast, Tattletail was a HUGE one for me. I fucking LOVED that game, especially since I was a big Furby fan. I've always loved point and clicks like Mr Whiskers.

If you're looking for horror based Visual Novels, I actually have a whole LINE of favorites, lol. Hello Charlotte Series is by far my favorite over anything I've EVER played, for example. In fact I think it's one of my favorite games in the history of ever. Our Wonderland is also an amazing title that actually very recently was updated! I haven't gotten to play the new chapter yet but I'm super hyped about it.

One day I'll make a masterlist of all the free games from their own websites/itch.io that I loved, there's so many.

Horror MOVIES!! Now THAT is much easier: - Smile (2022) , A Haunting In Connecticut (2009), Hereditary (2018), obligatory mention to all classic slashers and the saw franchise, (i personally, LOVE, the 2010 remake of Nightmare On Elmstreet, but i recognize that it's not really everyones cup of tea especially in reference to the original, but goddammit I am weak to the wonders of my favorite guy ever Quenting Smith), I'm also particularly fond of the Scream franchise. Jennifers Body (2009) is a classic too, love that. I'm also, sadly, very fond of IT. lmao. sue me!! I also like. Reanimator (1985) but it was very much a victim of the 80s. It's kind of a hard watch for my friends lol

As for Internet Horrors: - Analog Horror! The Walten Files, Vita Carnis, Blue Channel, Mandela Catalog, Gemini Home Entertainment are all fairly well known and I do actually quite like all of them. Some of them are a bit overrrated but it's for good reason yknow? Popular shit is popular for a reason. I haven't finished looking into Boisvert but what I did see I did like for the most part. Angel Hare, Petscop, and Local 58 are all great too

There's some good horror shorts on youtube if you're looking for a really good quick scare. Other Side Of The Box, "048", and the channel CryptTV has... a couple? pretty decent horror short films. Personally I find these good for a short scare but theyre not as fun in the long run

Honorary Mentions: Fnaf, Fnaf VHStape, Fnaf related media, Happy Meat Farm ARG. DDLC, Marble Hornets and the Slenderverse as a whole, literally any datign sim that involves mass amounts of murder i have likely played and enjoyed. what can i say im a sucker for bloody visual novels

AND FINALLY!! To answer you, I haven't heard of needle mouse!! :O i'll look into it!! :D THANK YOU FOR THE ASK!!!!!!!!!

[scriblesandbits]

me when I meet up with my rival after a solid perigee of not hearing from her and she’s missing half her face and her eyes (eye?) lacks the same mischievous gleam

(wwhats been happenin in your wworld

heard that you fell in lovve or near enough)

(Bonus doodle and like. Pinterest quote dump under the cut sorreyyyyy)

Goofy textposts

and the more serious ones that live in my pinboard

[samantha-and-her-chaotic-desires]

Favorite analogue horror/unreality series?

oooooooo shit!! Got a couple.

Not a series, but I genuinely enjoy the one analog horror about the "Medusa Eyes" infection. Where it like....destroyed humanity? That one is really really good.

I love the Walten Files. I need to rewatch it. The FNAF VHS tape series is good, I need to watch the Mandela Catalogue, I have been DYING to watch it but I just haven't had time or I forgot.

I need to continue watching Vita Carnis too. Also any MLP Infection Series. My fav is My Little Worms, but it's INCREDIBLY fucked. There's also the Black Tree Virus I think? I can't recall.

Trolls Infection AU by chairnoizes (I think that's their name?) on YouTube and TikTok.

And a bunch of others I need to remember/watch!

[mcyt-cats]

Mr Finnegan!

And Katy Bee :)

ft. the inevitable consequences of holding cats

[yujateaandpi]

Gobbled up the Dandadan anime and manga recently and absolutely adored it all. Not only does it feature the most likable and strongly written female characters I’ve ever seen in a shonen, it discusses extremely pertinent themes about consent and bodily autonomy from a lens of female solidarity while also elevating healthy relationships with kind communicative male characters who respect boundaries. It’s wacky, fun, gorgeous, and super refreshing. 

[theanoninyourinbox]

yes that is a monster, so to speak

When it warps a body I’d say it’s an advanced possession - like the Exorcist movies

Soul bound to an object is a flavor of cursed item, just with Someone/Something sentient banging around - unless it’s on purpose SPECIFICALLY for messing with people, then I’d say wearing the object.

If a ghost possesses a robot OF ANY SORT then it’s like a mech situation, a literal ghost in the machine; but if it’s haunting a computer, then more like wearing the object

Chucky’s just a modern haunted doll, with extra steps; but if you tell him that he’ll stab you because he’s got AN EGO THE SIZE OF TEXAS

At least that’s what I think

IN MY OPINION:

If a ghost is controlling an object is that a "monster" or do you still call the thing a ghost? What about when it warps and modified the original object into something more like a body? What about when it's a soul bound directly to the object the same way it would have been bound to a natural body, rather than an independent disembodied spirit "wearing" the object? Is that a monster or a possession? Is it a monster if this process makes the object flesh? If a ghost is controlling a mechanical or electronic object is that now a mech with a supernatural pilot or only if the object already had a humanoid or animal like form? Is this affected by whether or not it was originally designed to move? If the object was always a robot and now a ghost or soul provides its self-awareness is it a spirit, robot, mech or monster?

Which one of these things is Chucky???