I’m Crazy About Ghosts, But I’ve Seen Too Many and Developed a Tolerance
1. No matter how scary something is, it doesn’t affect me anymore. It sucks.
2 (OP). Ju-on etc just feels like a joke.
25. >>2 Anyone watching Ju-on would think it’s funny. It’s not just you.
28 (OP). >>25 The video version was really good at first, but now it seems really cheap.
3. VR horror games are really fun, man.
5 (OP). >>3 I don’t have VR equipment. And horror games have never been scary for me.
6. >>5 That sucks, man.
4 (OP). Are there any really, truly scary horror movies?
7. Tell us your best three.
9 (OP). >>7 Lake Mungo. The Taking of Deborah Logan. Honto ni Atta Noroi no Video “Neurosis.”
15. >>9 I’m gonna go watch them.
44. >>9 I didn’t expect The Taking of Deborah Logan. You’ve got good taste. Do you have any others?
46 (OP). >>44 I like found footage. I think crazy old women are scary too. Shyamalan’s The Visit didn’t get very good reviews, but that scene where the old lady goes crazy was pretty creepy, and I like that.
50. >>46 I like that one the most of Shyamalan’s movies, but it didn’t rate very highly, huh?
54 (OP). >>50 The ending was too ordinary so people didn’t like it. But I really liked that one.
71. >>46 I see, so you like those types of movies. The Visit wasn’t rated very highly, but I enjoyed it. People always want his movies to have that sort of twist ending, it’s a bit sad.
How about The Fourth Kind? Maybe you’ll enjoy that one.
76 (OP). >>71 That takes me back. That’s the UFO mockumentary with Milla Jovovich, right? It was interesting, but not scary at all.
79. >>71 That was the first movie where I thought the end credits were creepy.
8. You don’t visit ghost spots?
10 (OP). >>8 I did a long time ago, but they’re just dangerous, rotting old buildings and nothing else.
12. Walking somewhere dark alone late at night is far scarier than any horror movie.
14 (OP). >>12 But that’s just because you’re scared of running into someone dangerous with a weapon.
16. >>14 No, I’m scared of ghosts too. I’m scared of putting my feet out from under the blankets at night, and scary stories on the internet as well. The only thing I’m not scared of is movies.
19 (OP). >>16 I’m jealous that you still get scared. My sensitivity is dead.
13 (OP). Unless a vengeful ghost appears right in front of me, nothing scares me anymore.
17. The scariest thing I saw in recent years was a video on YouTube where a kid is staring at a corner crying and screaming and the parents are confused.
20 (OP). >>17 Ah, that one. The girl’s screams were so loud that it surprised me when I first saw it, but it wasn’t scary at all.
23. >>20 Huh? I think if you go any further than that, it risks being contrived though.
24 (OP). >>23 It’s like an imaginary friend. It’s like you see something just because you’re thinking of it.
27. When little kids see ghosts, apparently it’s because their brains are still developing, and their memories of things they’ve seen on TV or outside start overflowing.
30 (OP). >>27 Yeah, kid’s brains are constantly bugging out.
33. Ages ago is saw this video of an old man and his grandson playing together. The old man followed his grandson into an abandoned house and this ghost was eating him. It was scary.
36 (OP). >>33 What’s that? I’ve never seen it before.
37. >>36 It was on a ghost special a while back.
45. If you watch too many commercial horror movies, then of course they won’t be scary anymore.
47 (OP). >>47 It’s not just movies, I want to experience something scary too.
66. >>47 Well, that’s a little difficult. It means you have to go for the serious stuff. There was a time where I looked for the strangest books in history. But the more you know, the less you fear about what you don’t know.
70 (OP). >>66 The more you research, the more you realise that supernatural things don’t exist in this world.
55. I guess when you develop a tolerance for something, you need more stimulation. But when it comes to extreme supernatural tastes, I don’t know what you should do there.
60 (OP). >>55 In the end, if you visit abandoned buildings or ghost spots, nothing happens. There’s no adventure in this world. Time just passes by, that’s it.
59. So you don’t feel fear. You’re without peer. You should join the yakuza or mafia, you’re the strongest around.
64 (OP). >>54 It’s just ghosts I’m not scared of. I’m still scared of evil people.
61. Why don’t you upload footage of the ghost spots you visit? You can use it to earn money and maybe you’ll see a ghost.
67 (OP). >>61 I can’t do that, the internet is already flooded with videos of people visiting ghost spots.
68. If you’re not scared and you’ve got talent, why don’t you become a YouTuber who visits ghost spots? Poor middle aged dudes are making good money off it.
72 (OP). >>68 YouTube is seriously full of these videos, so I can’t bring anything new to the table. Not to mention that it’s trespassing anyway…
77. >>72 Okay, so if you don’t want to make money but you want to be scared, why don’t you go somewhere alone and record it and then upload it here for us. I really wanna see it.
85 (OP). >>77 I used to visit ghost spots, but they’re just rundown buildings. They’re empty and dangerous and full of bugs.
87. >>85 I’m just as scared of how dirty ghost spots are as I am of the ghosts, so I’d like to go but I can’t bring myself to.
91 (OP). >>87 They really are physically dangerous. It’s entirely possible to open a door, and then the floor is missing and you fall to your death.
75. When I was watching Honto ni Kowai Noroi no Video I fell asleep.
81 (OP). >>75 I like “Neurosis.” Even if it was all an act, the fact they can scream like that is amazing, it’s like they really were being tortured.
83. If you don’t think there’s even a 1% chance they could exist, I don’t think you can enjoy ghost stories and such.
90 (OP). >>83 I 100% believe they don’t exist.
93. >>90 What about aliens?
97 (OP). >>93 I think life must exist somewhere in this huge universe, but I don’t think it has ever visited Earth.
92. Are there ghost spots you can visit that doesn’t count as trespassing? Like the Sea of Trees or something?
95 (OP). >>92 Most ghost spots = trespassing. Other than that there’s just shrines, forests, or mountain huts. I’d love to spend the night at the Takiya Shelter sometime.
101 (OP). Gloomy toilets and such in old retail facilities are great, right? There’s a real atmosphere about them.
103. >>101 You won’t find ghosts where people pee, right?
106 (OP). >>103 I mean toilets are a traditional ghost spot.
105. What about jump scare stuff?
107 (OP). >>105 It makes me jump, but it’s different to feeling scared.
108. Why don’t you try novels instead of films? If that’s not possible, try visiting different abandoned buildings. The fear of the people hanging around those buildings might be a bit much though.
114 (OP). >>108 Novels aren’t scary at all. They feel fake and there are no visual scares.
117. >>114 Zan’e got good reviews, but apparently the novel is much better. It’s a mockumentary with the author as the main character.
121 (OP). >>117 The story was good but the visuals weren’t scary at all. They were rather cheap.
120 (OP). Being surprised and being scared are different things.
29. Have you tried any of those famous easy rituals? Like “Daruma-san ga Koronda” in the bathroom, or bowing and looking at a mirror. That stuff gets your heart racing.
34 (OP). >>29 I tried looking at the mirror and asking “who are you?” and I played Hitori Kakurenbo, but nothing happened and it was boring.
40. >>34 You’ve got a good attitude. Try them all and you might find something that works one day.
43 (OP). >>40 I really do wanna experience something scary. The reality is that even my dreams are without adventure.
52. >>43 Supposing I die because of a curse, that’s super rare experience that most people would never have! There’s value in dying that way rather than from getting old or sickness or an accident. I’ll do my best too!
57 (OP). >>52 I’ve long wanted to die at the hands of a ghost.