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submitted 2 months ago by NONE_dc@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

If you like horror, whether in literature, movies, video games, etc., what do you prefer? Bloodbaths and gore, or subtlety and nothing explicit?

My TakeI like subtle horror the most, but I can appreciate a good bloodbath if it's well used.

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[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I used to be about the slashers, but now I like stuff that makes you use your imagination. It's hard to make something that will scare a large group of people, but if it gets you to engage your mind or feelings to fill in the gaps, it fills it in with things you do find scary.

I just watched Weapons last weekend. I wasn't expecting much, it sounded like a simple plot, but it really created a disturbing vibe that was creepier to me than the on scene deaths. It kept my attention throughout and though the ending went gorey, I think it would have been just as good without showing the result.

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