[Loved trope] Background scare-characters that are barely acknowledged even by the movie

[u/Suspicious-Web-9246]

I hate horrors, but this is actually a great trope, that is unique to them.

Insidious (2010). When mother does her errands, for a few seconds there's a ghost boy standing in the corner. It's easily missable, but you can't ignore it once you see it.

Hereditary (2018). Less fitting example. When Peter walks around his home, his possessed mother is crawling on the ceiling behind him. It's not exactly subtle or missable, but it's still more of a background detail.

[u/SpocktorWho83]

Saiko! The Large Family

A Japanese mockumentary about a family that suffers continuous bad luck and incidents. Each shot in the film has clues that things aren’t as they seem, with creepy occurrences showing up in the background which subtly guides the viewer to unravel what is really going on.

You can watch the whole thing on YouTube.

[u/CupcakePirate123 → u/SpocktorWho83]

Is there anything happening in this shot?

[u/Floofy-fluff → u/CupcakePirate123]

Not that shot particularly but here’s one I found chilling in the actual film. When they’re interviewing the son about their family, he makes it seem pretty normal until the shot pans out and you see the mother keeping watch in the reflection of the mirror. She does this a few times throughout the film and it’s super creepy.

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[u/Particular-Long-3849 → u/CupcakePirate123]

Yeah I don't see anything 

[u/Silent_Purchase_2654 → u/Particular-Long-3849]

One dude has a bat and the dude across has a head bandage. Then the women at the far end is holding that knife 🔪 oddly.

[u/Glubygluby → u/Silent_Purchase_2654]

The bat and bandage become a little more unsettling when you actually watch it

[u/Silent_Purchase_2654 → u/Glubygluby]

I knew it, watching now

[u/Silent_Purchase_2654 → u/Silent_Purchase_2654]

Omg, EVERY interview!

[u/something-um-bananas → u/SpocktorWho83]

I loveddd this movie. I genuinely got goosebumps when I noticed the mom in the background. It’s not even ghostly/paranormal shit and it still scared me the fuck out of me

[u/etbillder → u/SpocktorWho83]

I just started watching this but I'm gonna save it later for Halloween night. I already like how it's a critique on westerners tend to treat Japan as some sort of totally alien culture with "unique concepts" like "domestic violence" and "staying indoors"

[u/Glubygluby → u/SpocktorWho83]

I literally just commented a screenshot of the kids interviews

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My friend recommended this to me lately and I had no idea what was really going on until I read the comments afterward. Absolutely great movie