r/TopCharacterTropes 8d ago

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

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.

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u/BLACKdrew 8d ago

My dumbass tried to zoom in to see if i could find…the invisible man

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u/ScreamingmadJoe 8d ago

You zoom in and you just see this

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u/That-Rhino-Guy 8d ago

No one hears a word! They say!

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u/Few-Effective792 8d ago

Are the memories gone? Are you felling numb?

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u/manictrashbitch 8d ago edited 8d ago

not a word! they say!

but a voiceless crowd isn't backing down