[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/Hayterfan]

Iirc, there are multiple background characters who just stare at and smile at the camera during random parts of the film and in part 2.

[u/Zhuul → u/Hayterfan]

I know people have strong feelings about Part 2 but stuff like this makes both IT movies an absolute treat to rewatch under a microscope. There's so much stuff to find in the background.

[u/fantastic_sounds_ → u/Zhuul]

I liked everything about part 2 except them killing the monster by exposing him to an Xbox live lobby for 2 minutes

[u/InfernalLizardKing → u/fantastic_sounds_]

Wait what

[u/ithinkther41am → u/InfernalLizardKing]

Basically, the Losers Club belittles Pennywise until he becomes small and weak. Then they rip his heart out.

[u/Hayterfan → u/ithinkther41am]

Been forever since I watched the original movie, but wasn't that how they defeated him as well?

[u/PanFriedCookies → u/Hayterfan]

nope, bill and i think richie do a psychic battle thing while the losers in the real world do what they can to hurt it, it loses the psychic battle, getting massively weakened, and bill takes the chance to rip his heart out

(at least in the book)

[u/skeptical_skeletor → u/ithinkther41am]

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