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Where have all the good horror shows/movies gone to?

The market now is soooo saturated with B-grade horror movies that are trying to spook viewers to fork out their hard earned cash and milking the same old horror moves.

A typical horror movie has to have these elements:

1) A pale looking child with horrifying dark eye circles (yes, the most horrifying part is those awfully dark eye circles)

2) A pale lanky woman with jet black long hair covering her face that you are unable to distinguish her features except for a pair or single bloodshot eye/s

3) Loud booms/sounds to shock the audience before a ghoul makes a ghastly appearance. (Right, the sound warned me and hence am no longer shocked actually)

4) The ghouls crawl and no longer drift

Reused and reused over and over again. It is puke-inducing I tell you. Many of the Jap or korean horror movies show the most scariest parts during the trailers *rolls eyes*

In fact, shows like "A tale of 2 sisters", "Acacia Tree" etc aren't scary at all. They can be pretty head scratching at times and in general the ghoul has a pitful story behind it hence making you go all soft, mushy and sorry for it. Oh, she/he was forced to take revenge coz the living made life a living hell for her/him when she/he was alive... awwwwwwwwww~ Where's the horror?

The most classic horror shows still remain unbeatable in my heart:

1) The Exorcist (How could I forget the bed spinning, green pea vomit and horrendous voice)

2) Ju-on - The Grudge (Terribly good that it prequel that I watched it thrice during mid-nite in the cinemas)

3) The Ring (Sadako was scaringly fantastic, the music was oh so chilling & the hair combing scene was a killer)

I too particularly miss the old days where Ch5 used to show werewolves etc horror shows on telly on tues nites. Those were damn good! I was scared stiff by freddy of nightmare on elm street *shudder*. Those beastly and hairy werewolves who could tear a 6 foot man into shreds *ewwwww*

And I also relish the thrill I get from scaring myself silly in the cinemas. I lurrve to harbour thoughts that I am sooo safely bundled up in the cinema while a victim gets spooked to death by a ghoul. It makes me feel.... fortunate :p

Till the next batch of horror movies descend upon the cinema screens, I think I will re-watch the classic horror shows at home... woOoOoOOoO~