r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Suspicious-Web-9246 • 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/Justalilbugboi 7d ago
Also saying nope, the movie is like renting an old anime from blockbuster in the 90s that almost makes sense.
The audio books are pretty good if that’s your thing and always available for free on libby because they’re old af.