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-Magnetic Poetry quote: "ephemeral wood to book s"-

I have never before seen arrows that could be shot from crossbows four at a time yet look like blue-tipped matchsticks made of foam. Until last night, when I dreamed about them. Blue is an interesting color to pop up in my dreams... a dream analyst would say that my emotions are a roller coaster what with all the colors I've been seeing lately, but as far as I can tell, my emotions are as steady as ever.

I have a favor to ask of you, my readers. If you know any good ones, would you mind listing horror movies that actually engage the mind? It occurred to me yesterday that I have never seen a horror movie to which I have had the emotional reaction promised on the tin, and it's getting to the point where I think I never will.

When I see a movie others define as a "horror" movie, I end up analyzing what the director is doing and how the special-effects department might have done this scene or that. These movies have as part of their package that they don't spend too much time on character development (and it's so trope-ridden as to be describing no real people), so I couldn't care less whether they live, die, or are tortured beyond recognition. Especially since, once again, I know the actors aren't suffering beyond the discomfort of a great deal of makeup and stage blood.

The thing is, I have seen (very few) movies where I buy the story enough that the characters matter more than the actors. But never in a horror movie -- so the sting of it is gone.

Reality check. And what do people find so frightening about The Ring anyway?