Scary or Not?

Classic scary movies have always touched moviegoers to the core. Especially movies such as Poltergeist, The Exorcist, Halloween, Friday the 13th and Jason. Today’s movies have changed to adapt with the times. Some of the classic movies spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs. Within the past two years, there have been some rather interesting scary movies. Some of the notable movies were Thirteen Ghost, Signs, The Ring, Jason X, Resident Evil, Hannibal, Queen of the Damned, Ghostship, Fear dot com, and “supposedly” the last installment of the Halloween movies, Halloween: Resurrection.Some were sequels, while others were new additions to horror movie vault. Movies such as The Ring, Ghostship and Queen of the Damned were the some of the most publicized movies. The Ring was about a tape that cause a mysterious death to all those who watched it. I gave it three of four stars because of the suspense and story line. Ghostship was about a mysterious ship that is haunted. I gave this one of four stars due to the fact that the plot barely kept me awake. Queen of the Damned was yet another vampire movie, with the awakening of the first female vampire (played by Aaliyah). I gave it two and half stars because of special effects and the decent story line.So what is it that exactly makes a scary movie scary? “The music! When watching a scary movie, the music make you scared because you can tell when something is about to happen,” said TaShaun Long, a senior business administration major. On the other hand Nick Sampson, a senior elementary education major, said, “I like scary movies where there is no music, this way when something happens you are surprised. The key thing is a good story line.” Likewise, Brand Hicks, a sophomore middle grade education major said,”A scary movie has suspense, action, and a good plot.” Hicks also said, “Twists and turns are good to keep me guessing.”This year, two new horror movies have caused moviegoers to flock to experience the element of surprise. These movies are Darkness Falls and Final Destination 2. Darkness Falls is about a town named Darkness Falls that hides a town secret, only to tell the fable of “the new tooth fairy” causing children to be scared of the dark. On the other hand, Final Destination 2 is about the actions of a young woman with premonitions causing a “rift in death’s design.” Tandace LittleJohn, a junior elementary education major, said, “Movies like Final Destination are scary because they are close to reality. If I can see myself in one of the characters, it seems more like real life.”