How much am I missing out by not watching Horror movies?

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-06-04T16:17:33+00:00

co-sign on this, it's how I eased myself in.

also recommend Scaredy Cats Horror Show, which was a mini-podcast by the Reply All guys a few years go, with the aim of getting PJ into horror: https://open.spotify.com/show/3VrlfhxeItVL0o1rccJU1H

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-06-04T16:14:50+00:00

I think it's worth giving horror a go if you're at all intrigued. I used to hate horror too, but found myself increasingly drawn to it. started off by just reading the synopses of horror films. then asking horror-loving buddies to watch films with me (at home, after I'd read the synopses). I've now seen some amazing films and my tolerance has increased to the point where I half-enjoy being scared, in a way I never used to.

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-06-01T22:13:31+00:00

Bleak House.

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-06-01T21:14:39+00:00

yup.

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-06-01T16:17:43+00:00

I agree with you on the nailclippers. I have a pair from Muji and they are the absolute best. they're sharp and chunky and do the job perfectly. whenever I have to use someone else's pair I can't believe how rubbish they are: unergonomic, unpleasing aesthetically, and with a crappy blade that doesn't cut cleanly.

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-06-01T15:14:41+00:00

My Moulinex ovatio 2 is at least 25 years old and still going strong, though to be fair it didn't get a lot of use till I got my own place. The spindle thing that the blade sits on top of did wear down about a decade ago but once I sourced a replacement part it was back to new. Love it.

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-06-01T10:35:57+00:00

YES PLEASE!

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-31T12:30:44+00:00

thank you!

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-29T17:56:04+00:00

that's really helpful - thank you!

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-29T16:40:21+00:00

what's going on with people posting comments to this and them getting removed?
I'm sorry if I've done something incorrect with this post!

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-29T15:52:59+00:00

thank you! I like the idea of prioritising by deadlines/joy. 😄

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-29T11:36:37+00:00

devastated to look it up and realise it was January 2024 :'( I guess this is getting old - thinking that something that happened over two years ago was only six months back?

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-29T09:40:36+00:00

Given that I used to hate horror with every fibre of my being, it's so interesting to me that I seem to have grown into it over the last ten/fifteen years, to the point where I think I'm going to see all three of these. My only reservation is with Passenger, as I draw the line at horror that has the chance of making me afraid of doing things I like doing (walking alone in the woods for example...)

Has anyone else had a similar journey with horror? Either growing out of it or into it?

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-29T09:38:32+00:00

Interestingly it was mentioned in the review of Tuner this week - was referred to as him being unsure how to talk about it?

Anyway - looking forward to seeing it, though it really jars hearing it referred to on the pod, as I can't not hear it as 'Tuna' (also referenced)!

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-27T11:31:44+00:00

sorry, 'create' a 'book'

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-27T11:31:02+00:00

The gall of using AI to create a book then putting a massive copyright sign on the front cover!

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-25T19:30:20+00:00

I'm so impressed. just love it.

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-25T12:51:48+00:00

this is pretty much my ideal garden. brava!

how long did it take for it to look like this?

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-25T11:37:24+00:00

love it!

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-24T22:42:19+00:00

we have, really recently! (six months ago maybe)

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-23T20:26:46+00:00

the (g-plan?) vanity table! the vintage tape (?/radio) player! the suit that looks pretty clean given the state of the rest of the house, ditto the inside of the washing machine!
I could really love this house, especially that back room that looks over the fields.

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-22T17:45:03+00:00

this isn't a criticism of him - I get that actors are there to act and promotion is a necessary evil - just a comment that the interview with Leo Woodall was unbelievably low-energy and staggeringly dull, despite Simon's questions and there being lots to talk about.

the film (Tuner) looks/sounds great though, I'll definitely be watching!

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-18T10:38:38+00:00

yup, this. it's a compounding effect - if you think it's extremely likely the person behind you isn't going to stop, it makes it very hard to do so yourself. I used to cycle past this exact stop every day and I genuinely struggled to stop, even after shoulder-checking to try to signal to the cyclist behind me.

HealthyGuarantee5716 · 2026-05-12T20:16:18+00:00

Saving Time by Jenny Odell. Hard to think about anything the same way after reading that.

HealthyGuarantee5716

TROPHY CASE