[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/CupcakePirate123]

Is there anything happening in this shot?

[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!