Of terrified thoughts and frightened feelings

(Illustration / Enrico P. Santisas)
(Illustration / Enrico P. Santisas)

HALLOWEEN is just around the corner and most channels on TV are probably having horror movie marathons lined up or Netflix is suggesting a queue of scary flicks to watch. Whether one’s a fan of the genre or not, people have had their share of horror movies and some couldn’t help but mentally ramble about a few things. Here are 10 thoughts that cross people’s minds when watching horror movies:

“I can still walk away from this.”

As soon as the opening credits start and some eerie music sets the mood, you just immediately have second thoughts if you can actually do this—to stop or not to stop? Should I switch channels?

“Why do I do this to myself?”

The movie has gone zero to 100 real quick, a blood bath just happened or the demon has possessed the main character. You question why you put yourself in these situations. You could’ve done something else more fun like segregate gummy bears by color or look at memes and yet you still chose to watch this damn horror movie.

“My mom in a bad mood is scarier than this.”

Cheap-looking CGI, pathetic jump scares, poor acting and scared faces that are faker than the designer bags from downtown—seriously?

“He is probably going to die first.”

Of all places to hide while a killer is on the loose, he chooses a cabinet. Unless that cabinet leads to Narnia, the wooden doors won’t probably do much against the killer’s giant axe! Or when a door is left ajar and there’s a staircase that leads to absolute darkness and what does he do? Does he close the door and leave? No, he goes down to check it out. I wonder what’s he’s expecting to see—a collection of adorable stuffed toys?

“They better not hurt the cute dog.”

Some horror movies include a cute animal like a pet dog or hamster and at some point in the film, it sniffs around only to be led to a scary forest and never to be found again or gets eaten by the monster.

“Please don’t let him die.”

There’s always that one character you root for in a horror movie and just hope and pray that he doesn’t end up dead. It’s like supporting a contest on “The Voice”—except he’s not at the mercy of four celebrities seated in rotating chairs but a malevolent spirit or a masked serial killer. Kind of the same idea, no?

“It’s so clear that guy’s the murderer.”

He looks shady and has a questionable taste in clothes.

“He’s probably just awkward around new people.”

You convince yourself... or he could be a sociopath thinking of ways to kill everyone!

“Is it over yet?”

While curled up in a fetal position, hands covering your ears and eyes closed shut. An hour and a half into the film, you’ve just had enough of this. You’ve already made it this far, might as well finish it.

“I’m pretty sure there’s going to be a plot twist.”

The story seems too predictable or the villain appears too plain and unconvincing—and then at the end, some crazy stuff goes down like how the lead turns out to be dead this whole time or the killer turns out to be the evil twin of the main character. Um, okay.

“That was it?”

Maybe it was a cliffhanger or a poorly executed conclusion, you can’t help but feel a little disappointed that you didn’t get the ending or explanation you hoped for. Boo.

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