Least Favorite Horror Sub-genre

[L-Face]

It's a toss up between Demonic Possession and Found Footage. Neither sub-genre has really done anything for me in terms of entertainment value. Out of all the ones I've seen, I found myself numb to them.

Basically this for me. I'm sure it can be done well... I just haven't seen it yet.

I didn't consider blair witch project to be crap, wasn't great but it was watchable.

I consider it to be crap. It takes the "Keep the monster in the shadows" thing and says "fuck you, we aren't going to show the monster at all!" There's no payoff to be had. All we get is a bunch of crying and a dude standing in a corner. It's dull.

[JasonzSon]

I seem to remember the plot to Blair Witch going to shit about halfway through.  We were supposed to believe this is where the "found" footage stopped and the fake footage began, based on the marketing.

[Midian Fiend]

Slashers, the killer always seems obvious to me, the story runs the same as any other slasher just with a different looking killer. That being said there are a few slasher movies that I like but do find most repetitive after the first film.

Torture porn is probably the worst as they just use shock and gore to entertain. Its cheap trick.

[JasonzSon]

The majority of slashers I've watched, the killer wasn't supposed to be a secret.  Really the only ones I can think of are maybe the first two F13s, Pieces, and Sleepaway Camp, and they're so embedded in the public consciousness most viewers end up knowing the killer before they start watching.

[Midian Fiend]

The majority of slashers I've watched, the killer wasn't supposed to be a secret.  Really the only ones I can think of are maybe the first two F13s, Pieces, and Sleepaway Camp, and they're so embedded in the public consciousness most viewers end up knowing the killer before they start watching.

Even worse if there is no challenge to guessing the killer or debating anything.

[Jigsaw]

I know there's not been a comment on this thread since 2013, but screw it, this is an interesting topic.

I think L-face nailed it with demonic possession flicks, along with found footage. I've not seen tons of either sub-genre, but I've seen enough found footage to know that the few I do like (such as As Above, So Below, and [Rec]) are few and far between.

Last October, I participated in a horror movie challenge, and I watched something like five, perhaps six found footage flicks overall (out of 132 total movies). For the life of me, I cannot recall many differences between them. I've re-watched one since, being The Presence from 2014 (my review is on here), and it was just as sub-par as I recalled.

For demonic possession, the problem is I've been an atheist since ten years old, so anytime religion or demons pop up in movies, I have a really hard time with it. I've only seen The Exorcist once (I do hope to remedy this in the next few months), but I remember being bored with it save a scene or two.

There are some subgenres I don't have an easy time with. Vampires, as Chucky said, isn't a favorite (though there are some great vampire movies, such as Fright Night from 1985 and Vampires from 1998). Werewolves, too, lack great entries. Sure, An American Werewolf in London, Ginger Snaps, Dog Soldiers, and 1996's Bad Wolf, but what else is there?

Still, I can easily imagine a well-done werewolf or vampire movie. Found footage is much harder, and a demonic possession flick that I'd enjoy is close to impossible for me to imagine.