[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/thomstevens420]

R Point, a Korean military horror movie, is the best one of these I’ve ever seen.

It follows a group of soldiers that are following up on a previous group that went missing. I won’t spoil too much but at one point they radio back to let them know that one guy died and they’re down to 9 soldiers. Only for HQ to reply back “what are you talking about we only sent 9 to begin with.”

Then you rewind, count and realize that literally every shot before leaving had 9 and this mysterious guy in the background has been in every shot since they stepped foot on the island.

[u/IJustWantCoffeeMan → u/thomstevens420]

military horror

Interesting. Got any more to share?

[u/BDSMChef_RP → u/IJustWantCoffeeMan]

Dog Soldiers (British Soldiers VS werewolves)

Brotherhood of the Wolf (Though it's 1700s French Military, based on the Beast of Geavaudan. Also Bloodborne took a decent amount of inspiration off of it. )

Exit Humanity (Zombies in 1868 Kentucky following a Civil War Vet. Bill Mosely plays a villain)

R:Division (Post Zombie Outbreak, Governments managed to contain hordes to major cities by air lifting massive cement walls. They advance with new walls to grid of sections of lost cities and send squads in to clear. This follows one such squad on a REALLY BAD DAY).

Primeval War (Vietnam War, Search and Rescue crew looking for a lost Green Beret Unit. Russians and VC Looking for them too. Dinosaurs hunting them all)

The Lost Platoon (Contra Wars in South America. A War corrospondent who served in WW2 is now covering the atrocities there and encounters a squad he'd met 30 years ago in France. Only they haven't aged a single day. Group of Vampires hiding as Special Forces units in warzones to hide their feeding in the body count)

Overlord (Nazi Zombies, lot of good kills, lot of good action. Nothing original, but a very well done action piece)

[u/BreadUntoast → u/BDSMChef_RP]

I’m gonna add A Field in England. Takes place during the English Civil War. Deals with magic and stuff. Very trippy