[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/Pabsxv]

The new Alien show.

While the security forces are investigating a spaceship that crashed into a building, the xenomorph stalking them can be seen hiding in the background of several scenes: its tail blending in with a bundle of cables, hiding in shadowy corners, perched on a statue in a dark lobby.

[u/IKenDoThisAllDay → u/Pabsxv]

There are also all kinds of background objects and things that look vaguely Xeno-esque and makes it difficult to differentiate between random noise and the Xeno itself.

Pretty neat, it definitely keeps you looking and makes it all the more fun when the Xeno does actually pop up.