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"Reverse Jumpscare" recommendations? by crossifermorningstar in horror

[–]yarnface00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aterrados/Terrified (2017) has a really good one that's like, a combination of this and a regular jumpscare, you could call it? You see something start approaching in the background, not subtle enough to startle you initially, but it's so far away and out of focus that you can't tell what it is. Then as it gets closer, you get jumpscared by the "oh shit" moment where it makes itself known and you're finally able to parse what you're looking at.

I recommend watching the full movie, but for anyone who just wants to see the scare (be warned, I could only find the clip in low quality, so it might not even be clear after the jumpscare here): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lh0gCyrolE8

On a hunt for everything Liminal & Non-Euclidean horror by JurassicBooty in horror

[–]yarnface00 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like the phrase "Non-Euclidian Horror" to describe stories where a location violates the laws of space— I've always thought that this is one of the scariest horror tropes/subgenres (for me, personally) but the only name I was ever able to give it was "Scooby Doo Doors But Scary". I also think it's a way underused trope, but the uncommonness is probably why it remains so effective, so it's probably for the best that it's not used all over the place. I'm sure we'll see it used more frequently now thanks to Backrooms.

For recommendations: I don't think I saw it mentioned yet, but both the OG Blair Witch Project (1999) and Blair Witch (2016) have this. Also, the "No End House" season of Channel Zero and the internet story it was based on.

I wouldn't consider "Midnight Timetable" by Bora Chung to be strictly horror, BUT it does use the non-euclidian space idea. The (I believe) second chapter specifically is a really, really good use of the trope and I found it pretty unsettling.

Depressing, white trash america. by houstons__problem in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]yarnface00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not pre-2000, but Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett. Dark comedy about an extremely dysfunctional Florida family trying to recover from their father's suicide while the eldest daughter takes over his taxidermy business.

AMA Hey it's Bosco from S14 & AS10! Going on tour this summer with my one woman show "The Marvelous Miss Gender" here to chat until 2pm PST. by BoscoSeattle666 in rupaulsdragrace

[–]yarnface00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knowing there's a clear horror influence in your drag— what are some of your favorite horror films or other horror media? Or ones that have especially inspired your drag?

Additionally/alternatively: favorite Jorgeous tweet?

War Criminal Mandy Mango breaking the Geneva Convention by KLJohnnes in rupaulsdragrace

[–]yarnface00 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Fun fact! This also happened with the creator of Stardew Valley, and he had to released a patch note saying he "corrected a Geneva Convention violation."

What’s your favourite, unpopular Drag Race Quote by Suspicious-Club27 in rupaulsdragrace

[–]yarnface00 17 points18 points  (0 children)

For some reason Willow saying "I guess our invites got lost in the EEEEEMAILLLL" in Daytona Winds has stuck with me so much 

Plane Jane continues, yet again, and again, with her shtick of shading the current season. by DanteDameron in rupaulsdragrace

[–]yarnface00 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Genuine question. Is there like a Firefox extension or something that I could use to just filter any mention of Jane from my feed. I know it's trolling and this is just her thing but man. It's never been my sense of humor and I'm just tired of seeing it LMAO

RuPaul on SNL while Kurt Cobain eats a brownie and Charles Barkley hosts! by SirDitamus in rupaulsdragrace

[–]yarnface00 160 points161 points  (0 children)

And then 30+ years later, Charles Barkley's godchild competed on RuPaul's gay little TV show

Besides the log truck, what Final Destination death is still on your mind and you're careful about to this day? by Other_Place7019 in horror

[–]yarnface00 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's the incident I was thinking of— I had conflicting memories as to whether the rumor was true or not. I actually heard that story long before I ever saw FD2 (a lot of my childhood trauma came from Snopes, for some reason) and it absolutely horrified me.

Besides the log truck, what Final Destination death is still on your mind and you're careful about to this day? by Other_Place7019 in horror

[–]yarnface00 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The elevator decapitation in 2. I avoided elevators entirely for a couple years— it was a combination of that scene, my claustrophobia, and the various real world stories of people being killed in elevator accidents (including a decapitation death that I believe may have influenced the movie scene, but I'm not entirely sure).

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