Hey @outtheshellvlog, you really got us thinking about this topic. Thank you for writing about it.

The best horror is not centered entirely around the scary thing, it's the characters themselves that are experiencing this thing. Showing the characters on screen cowering in fear with abject terror on their faces, unsure of what to do, where to go and how to survive. And it doesn't even have to be that itself.

Yup, I agree totally. The fear, anxiety, perplexity of the unknown is downright scary for me. Nowadays, there is a lot focus on the thing itself, the crazy hair, the bloodshot eyes makeups, the fangs, the wrinkled skin, the white clothings and yah, what you wrote here is very true:

So movie writers, directors and producers no longer take the time to build upon the characters in their movies, nor do they build upon the atmosphere allowing for the senses of dread, despair, fear and terror but instead now solely rely on the body's natural fight or flight response trigger.

They take short cuts, to try to make big money.

What are your thoughts on movies like The Conjuring or The Insidious series?