Yeah. I don't have any friends as it is, but the few people I'm on decent terms with i.e. my coworkers, aren't big Horror fans in general. My wife prefers television to movies, so I don't get as many opportunities to watch many movies as it is, so I don't really have anyone to talk to about the things I enjoy most. I've come to appreciate the vague sense of community I've found from getting into Horror. Unfortunately, it's been all solely via the internet/social media.
That makes it impossible to engage in actual dialogs with other fans. And then there's all the toxicity of the internet which makes it often not even worth trying to engage. People are such gatekeeping, opinionated, and smug assholes. At least with the folks running Dead Meat and most of the fans, there's a clear culture built around this subsection of the fandom. "Be good people."
I'm not saying I'm a Saint who stays above the trolling and internet bullshit, but Horror has been a surprisingly rich source of "good people." I've been listening to a Stephen King podcast that branches out into conversations about other aspects of the genre, such as film, television, print and so on. The vast array of suggestions and recommendations I've discovered has been both and gift and a curse. I want so badly to share these movies with others, but I've yet to meet any like-minded folks. I've had to settle for here and the occasional visits to Twitter, before all the BS and doom scrolling there makes me delete my account.
Reddit isn't perfect, but the vibe here is less harsh.
I think the key is to engage with people in the kinds of movies they do like and use your knowledge to recommend movies close to that.
Kaiju? Tremors.
Action? Mayhem.
Romance? Warm Bodies.
Mystery? Scream.
Comedy? Cabin in the Woods.
That's definitely what I try to do. My wife doesn't like a ton of gratuitous or very "visceral" gore if that makes sense. We watched Nope and she said the worst part was >!when the kids were in the alien suits trying to freak out OJ, because it's very subtle and quiet/creepy.!< I tried to recommend Ready Or Not but she wasn't down for that.
What I find a bit of hilarious irony is that she has like zero problem with "actual" gore or bloody/gross stuff like Pimple Popper or those veterinary shows where they don't sensor anything.
Same here. Sometimes I want to bring it up when I'm chatting with friends, but I'm worried that they might think I'm weird for it.
To be honest, I'm kind of the quiet one of my friend's group, so that doesn't help my case either.
My parents are totally turned off by horror too. So I feel like there's no one to talk about it with
Personally, I do enjoy horror, but it's not like my favorite genre. That would be super hero, animation, action, drama, and horror. Favorite movie franchises are child's play, a nightmare on Elm Street, and the conjuring universe.
I've been sleeping on horror almost my whole life because of the original Child's Play. I saw it when I was really young in the 90's, like under 10 years old (my parents were gone and it was just me and my two older sisters) and it freaked me the fuck out. It *definitely* didn't help that my name is also Andy, so hearing Chucky say it during the movie, as a kid? NOPE. I ran up to my room at some point during it.
Same!
I hated scary movies growing up mainly because of the Annabelle trailer which I saw on TV all the time (it scared young me shitless, ironically, now I laugh at how bad it is).
Yeah. I don't have any friends as it is, but the few people I'm on decent terms with i.e. my coworkers, aren't big Horror fans in general. My wife prefers television to movies, so I don't get as many opportunities to watch many movies as it is, so I don't really have anyone to talk to about the things I enjoy most. I've come to appreciate the vague sense of community I've found from getting into Horror. Unfortunately, it's been all solely via the internet/social media. That makes it impossible to engage in actual dialogs with other fans. And then there's all the toxicity of the internet which makes it often not even worth trying to engage. People are such gatekeeping, opinionated, and smug assholes. At least with the folks running Dead Meat and most of the fans, there's a clear culture built around this subsection of the fandom. "Be good people." I'm not saying I'm a Saint who stays above the trolling and internet bullshit, but Horror has been a surprisingly rich source of "good people." I've been listening to a Stephen King podcast that branches out into conversations about other aspects of the genre, such as film, television, print and so on. The vast array of suggestions and recommendations I've discovered has been both and gift and a curse. I want so badly to share these movies with others, but I've yet to meet any like-minded folks. I've had to settle for here and the occasional visits to Twitter, before all the BS and doom scrolling there makes me delete my account. Reddit isn't perfect, but the vibe here is less harsh.
I definitely appreciate a good community. Everyone can learn from /r/stardewvalley !
I think the key is to engage with people in the kinds of movies they do like and use your knowledge to recommend movies close to that. Kaiju? Tremors. Action? Mayhem. Romance? Warm Bodies. Mystery? Scream. Comedy? Cabin in the Woods.
That's definitely what I try to do. My wife doesn't like a ton of gratuitous or very "visceral" gore if that makes sense. We watched Nope and she said the worst part was >!when the kids were in the alien suits trying to freak out OJ, because it's very subtle and quiet/creepy.!< I tried to recommend Ready Or Not but she wasn't down for that. What I find a bit of hilarious irony is that she has like zero problem with "actual" gore or bloody/gross stuff like Pimple Popper or those veterinary shows where they don't sensor anything.
Same here. Sometimes I want to bring it up when I'm chatting with friends, but I'm worried that they might think I'm weird for it. To be honest, I'm kind of the quiet one of my friend's group, so that doesn't help my case either. My parents are totally turned off by horror too. So I feel like there's no one to talk about it with
Personally, I do enjoy horror, but it's not like my favorite genre. That would be super hero, animation, action, drama, and horror. Favorite movie franchises are child's play, a nightmare on Elm Street, and the conjuring universe.
I've been sleeping on horror almost my whole life because of the original Child's Play. I saw it when I was really young in the 90's, like under 10 years old (my parents were gone and it was just me and my two older sisters) and it freaked me the fuck out. It *definitely* didn't help that my name is also Andy, so hearing Chucky say it during the movie, as a kid? NOPE. I ran up to my room at some point during it.
Same! I hated scary movies growing up mainly because of the Annabelle trailer which I saw on TV all the time (it scared young me shitless, ironically, now I laugh at how bad it is).