The Problems With Horror Movies...

Howard the Duck · 03-05-2012, 08:25 PM

if you asked me, i never saw the appeal of ghost movies at all

that kinda stuff is kid's stuff

Guybrush · 03-06-2012, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

if you asked me, i never saw the appeal of ghost movies at all

that kinda stuff is kid's stuff

I like a good mystery. A ghost makes for a good villain, I think, because there's usually a mystery surrounding their death, their sad stories make for great drama, they can be dangerous and somewhat unpredictable and a good ghost is a proper character in the film with it's own thoughts and motivations.

Unless we're talking Paranormal Activity. Then the ghost has no story, no apparent motivation, no one solves the mystery, we never learn who the ghost is .. boring!

Howard the Duck · 03-06-2012, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

I like a good mystery. A ghost makes for a good villain, I think, because there's usually a mystery surrounding their death, their sad stories make for great drama, they can be dangerous and somewhat unpredictable and a good ghost is a proper character in the film with it's own thoughts and motivations.

Unless we're talking Paranormal Activity. Then the ghost has no story, no apparent motivation, no one solves the mystery, we never learn who the ghost is .. boring!

most i've seen is mostly using the "boo!" factor

The Shining is an exception, but that's mostly about possession and not a ghost or ghosts

**Janszoon** · 03-06-2012, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

I like a good mystery. A ghost makes for a good villain, I think, because there's usually a mystery surrounding their death, their sad stories make for great drama, they can be dangerous and somewhat unpredictable and a good ghost is a proper character in the film with it's own thoughts and motivations.

The very nature of ghosts makes them a great vehicle for storytelling, one that works great in terms of horror but can also be quite dramatic, or even comedic, as well.

Guybrush · 03-06-2012, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

The very nature of ghosts makes them a great vehicle for storytelling, one that works great in terms of horror but can also be quite dramatic, or even comedic, as well.

I agree

Wuthering Height's ghost of Catherine Earnshaw, scratching at the window while calling for Heathcliff to let her in comes to mind.