Least Favorite Horror Sub-genre

JasonzSon · February 24, 2013, 05:51:53 PM

I'm not expecting anybody to actually trash anything or anyone here, but we all pretty much have a horror sub-genre that actually disgusts us more than we want it to, or that we don't care anything for.

In the first category... I can't think of anything right now that's that bad for me, but I've got two that are close. Pre-natal horror really gets to me; one movie is fine, but for example I couldn't watch more than an episode and a half straight of American Horror Story when they were doing that part of the story. Rape is also something that I can't really watch, but I DO enjoy the second half of rape and revenge movies, so I can't flat out say that I dislike them.

In the second category... zombies. Flat-out. I don't know what it is, they've just been in so many places for as long as I can remember that I've been tired of them since before I could truly call myself a horror fan. And, uh, if found footage can be considered a genre... yeah, don't care. Not at all.

gorefan1428 · February 24, 2013, 08:13:40 PM

how ever you would categorize movies like paranormal activity

Chucky · February 24, 2013, 10:04:32 PM

I would say Vampires. Never really been fond of them and when Twilight came along it certainly didn't help its case.

Pastor · February 24, 2013, 10:42:15 PM

Torture porn.

JasonzSon · February 25, 2013, 04:00:41 AM

Quote from: gorefan1428 on February 24, 2013, 08:13:40 PM
how ever you would categorize movies like paranormal activity

That would be found footage.

L-Face · February 25, 2013, 05:30:04 AM

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.

Crash Dummie · February 25, 2013, 11:36:08 PM

Torture Porn. After you get over the shock of the first few you see, there's not much to it anymore. Any horror movie, be it a serious thriller, or a funny Slasher, needs something clever or subtle to truly be great. Torture Porn throw more guts at the screen.

Quote from: L-Face on February 25, 2013, 05:30:04 AM
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.

I really hate a few found footage films, and I really love a few others.

REC 1 and 2 were amazing, and Marble Hornets on youtube uses the format well.

Shadow · February 26, 2013, 02:05:41 AM

Quote from: L-Face on February 25, 2013, 05:30:04 AM
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.

Doomed Knight · February 26, 2013, 03:20:27 AM

now that I think of it I'd say that Found Footage is my least favorite.
but Like Crash said, I do Live Rec 1 and 2, they would be the exception.

I just scrolled through Found Footage movie on IMDB and yes, Rec would be the only one I like

Crash Dummie · February 26, 2013, 03:23:24 AM

The Last Exorcism was also surprisingly good.

Dorkus · February 26, 2013, 06:16:57 AM

I'm a huge fan of The Exorcist, but I agree it's a subgenre that needs to go now, along with found footage.

That's why The Devil Inside was terrible, it combined the two.

Boobar Scanhound · February 26, 2013, 07:52:14 AM

Slasher films, they just don't do anything for me, on my scale of "how much would i shit my pants if it was after me" slasher villians rate shrug...Jason X is good though (not particularly a slasher film though), and halloween is a well made film, but myers and his ilk don't it for me....I guess most of them have transformed into hulking demons from hell rather than dude with a knife anyway.

DeraiLer · February 26, 2013, 12:46:04 PM

Found Footage.

Utter Shit.

gorefan1428 · February 26, 2013, 05:13:06 PM

Quote from: Shadow on February 26, 2013, 02:05:41 AM
Quote from: L-Face on February 25, 2013, 05:30:04 AM
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.

Shadow · February 26, 2013, 10:17:44 PM

I don't really remember much about Blair Witch other than I hated all the shaky cam.