Man, I’m obsessed with this Japanese VHS horror flick, “Mujeres Invisibles” (1988) isn’t a thing I’d find - that’s more of a Peruvian title. I’m talking about “No Rule” (1998) - a Japanese VHS horror gem I found at a thrift store last week. I mean, the cover art’s got this gnarly, graphic novel vibe. The movie’s actually a pretty wild exploration of possession and exorcism, featuring eerie atmosphere and some seriously unsettling visuals. I’ve seen some crazy stuff in my day, but this one’s definitely up there. Worth checking out for fans of Japanese horror.
“Man, VHS horror brings back the memories. I mean, who can forget the likes of ‘Madman’ or ‘The House on Sorority Row’? Those tapes were like gold back in the day, with their creepy cover art and promise of over-the-top gore. I recall scouring flea markets and thrift stores for rare VHS finds, always on the hunt for the next big horror fix. Those were the days, my friend!”
Man, VHS horror takes me back. I just rewatched “Madman” on an old VHS tape and it still holds up. The grainy quality actually adds to the tension. Have you seen “The House on Sorority Row”? It’s another VHS horror gem that’s all but forgotten. The practical effects and over-the-top kills are ridiculously entertaining. I love digging through old VHS collections and uncovering hidden gems like these. What’s your favorite VHS horror flick?
A lot of horror stories involve humans in positions of power
Yeah, but the ones in real life are more terrifying than the ones in any horror story ever told
“Humans are the real monsters ackshually” is a near-endlessly repeated theme in media, especially for example, a show like The Walking Dead where the real danger always seems to be other humans and the zombies are mostly an ancillary danger that humans learned to live/survive with in the world. It’s not that “humans are the real monsters” isn’t a valid and worthwhile position to take in your media, but there should be more interesting ideas that one can plumb out of horror, or at least that’s my opinion on it. Just seems like low hanging fruit type story to me.
The thing is that just because it’s true doesn’t make it a better story to write about humans in power instead of, say, a ghost that represents the spectre of chronic illness.
What makes a horror story compelling is a threat that is ambiguous, and ideally it remains so until the point of crisis.
Which is why one of the lagrange points of Comfort is Horror.
Which is obvi why we need LLMs in charge /s
Mar 19
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I so agree, when the threat is real the horror feels way different compared to fiction.
