I prefer horror movies that leave you feeling disturbed and vibe off the characters' mounting fear. It's passe now, and maybe more thriller than horror, but if I recall correctly, Blair Witch didn't have many jump scares per se. But it just built in intensity and was all about the increasing desperation of the group. It just felt increasingly oppressive and more and more unsettling until the denouement.

by Typical_Current_4961 1 year ago

Exactly! And this is the issue, we're relying too much on jump scares for the person to be scared with a loud volume. That's just dumb.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Sure you have a point. After all franchises like Halloween and Friday the 13th have used jump scares from the start. I think OP is getting at their "cheap" overuse to the detriment of more disconcerting techniques that require a bit more work?

by Typical_Current_4961 1 year ago