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<blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 8100660" data-attributes="member: 6801286"><p>Are they? I'm sure a lot of them are, but several of the best aren't. Classics such as Halloween and Psycho pretty much defined this sub genre and are neither gory or mindless.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Even black and white horror movies like The Haunting and House on Haunted Hill are still pretty effective despite their lack of any overt violence and gore. Although they obviously do not have the same effect on a modern audience as they did when they were released. But I think this is more a case of modern audiences getting used to far more extreme images and not having the patience for a slow burn. Modern audiences seem to crave shock over subtlety.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Haunting of Hillhouse on Netflix is a masterpiece worth checking out. Scary, thought provoking, clever and shocking, with incredible performances by the entire cast.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is flat out false. Some of the greatest horror movies in cinema have excellently crafted plots and lean on innate human fears: Alien, Jaws, Tremors, The Shining, The Eye, The Haunting, A tale of two sisters, to name a few. The latter especially has a pretty clever plot. I had to watch it twice to understand it fully. And Tremors is also really clever, with both the creatures and their prey trying to outsmart each other.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It goes without saying that horror is not for everybody. And I think it takes a skilled DM and storyteller to pull it off well. It is a genre that relies a lot on mood and its audience willingness to be drawn into it. I think rules systems matter not that much in this regard, though I think D20 modern is probably better suited for it than 5e.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Imaculata, post: 8100660, member: 6801286"] Are they? I'm sure a lot of them are, but several of the best aren't. Classics such as Halloween and Psycho pretty much defined this sub genre and are neither gory or mindless. Even black and white horror movies like The Haunting and House on Haunted Hill are still pretty effective despite their lack of any overt violence and gore. Although they obviously do not have the same effect on a modern audience as they did when they were released. But I think this is more a case of modern audiences getting used to far more extreme images and not having the patience for a slow burn. Modern audiences seem to crave shock over subtlety. The Haunting of Hillhouse on Netflix is a masterpiece worth checking out. Scary, thought provoking, clever and shocking, with incredible performances by the entire cast. This is flat out false. Some of the greatest horror movies in cinema have excellently crafted plots and lean on innate human fears: Alien, Jaws, Tremors, The Shining, The Eye, The Haunting, A tale of two sisters, to name a few. The latter especially has a pretty clever plot. I had to watch it twice to understand it fully. And Tremors is also really clever, with both the creatures and their prey trying to outsmart each other. It goes without saying that horror is not for everybody. And I think it takes a skilled DM and storyteller to pull it off well. It is a genre that relies a lot on mood and its audience willingness to be drawn into it. I think rules systems matter not that much in this regard, though I think D20 modern is probably better suited for it than 5e. [/QUOTE]
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