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I need to get clear on why horror and the paranormal are enjoyable.
More specifically, why would you enjoy being in a paranormal horror or serial killer movie? (No, you don't get to be the monster, but you can be in any other role I suppose...)
This is something I really need clarity on. Please be as honest as possible.
>>17924944
You know I think in part I like the idea of maybe getting something magical out of the experience... like stealing the monster's mojo somehow...
Of course there's also the fact that if a serial killer came after me I'd be completely justified in murdering him...
Sounds like a film101 writing assignment.
>>17924957
No ... I just... need to understand the draw...
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bumping in the hopes someone will explain it to me
Shame this thread never got more traction
>>17924944
i would enjoy being in a movie because i would get paid and be famous to some degree
>>17926179
I think the idea is: would you want to be in an actual horror scenario? Or: what makes you watch them? Do you ever imagine that you're a character in one of these things?
I'll give an honest reply, because this is interesting.
Mythology and folklore were the biggest part of my childhood, so I ate up what I could in any format. I've grown up watching horror movies, I loved fantasy and scifi, so horror was just a step away. Movies never scared me, as I knew they weren't real, but stories and books did, because my mind filled in the blanks like location and how characters looked. I didn't watch much slashers, but I did watch a lot of creature flicks. I loved the creature designs, and since back in the 90s, practical effects were the main execution, and having a real monster that the actors could interact with was fun. It was just a part of my life.
I'd love to be in a movie, even not as the antagonist, because it would bring it full circle for me. It would be a fun experience for me, and being immortalized in something I love like that would be amazing.
>>17926379
So for you it would be like: "OMG it's really the thing we've been talking about forever!"
And I kinda get that. I mean when I was a kid it was all Frankenstein, the Mummy, Vampires (Bela Lugosi was my influence at the time even though I didn't know his name), and the Werewolf.
So I can imagine seeing, say, a mummy walking around and going "HOLY SHIT that is AWESOME!"
Like... I'd have a really, really hard time not pulling out my phone and trying to get a picture... doubt I'd be dumb enough to try for a selfie with it but... well the thought would cross my mind, even underneath all the unholy panic.
>>17924944
Horror and the paranormal aren't really enjoyable if real, but people are fascinated by the unknown, we hear myths and legends that are scary but truly great tales, as a person who has dealt with the paranormal and never got answers about what happened too me as a child, I look here for answers too this day, haven't found anything close too what happened
>>17924944
Hero and fight monsters, duh.
>>17926462
Actually that's super insightful! You're looking for.. "closure", right?
Makes a lot of sense man. Thanks for saying that!
>>17926465
Cool, you're tuning into the RPG element. Can't blame ya.
