Fish and Chips (post: 1352602) wrote:To me the difference between horror and suspense is knowledge. Let's take a common scenario in these sorts of stories, climbing the stairs. In suspense, you don't know what's at the top of the stairs, and that scares you. You don't want them to climb the stairs, because you don't want to know. In horror, you know exactly what's at the top of the stairs, and that scares you. You still don't want them to climb the stairs, but because you know exactly what's up there.
So Death Note, really, qualifies much more as suspense than it does horror.
Maokun (post: 1352607) wrote:Think Friday the 13th, the TV series, but instead of cursed relics we're dealing with unfathomable mythical monsters sold as "pets".
Warrior 4 Jesus (post: 1352612) wrote:Death Note has some elements of horror (the premise is ethically horrific) but in general, yes, it's more suspense/thriller than horror.
Warrior 4 Jesus (post: 1352612) wrote:I prefer the more psychological stuff than all blood and gore (can stomach some but I enjoy something a bit more intelligent than bloody).
Warrior 4 Jesus (post: 1352612) wrote:I've heard Gantz is great but I might read the manga instead (to avoid the heavy sex and nudity).
TriezGamer (post: 1356679) wrote:Honestly, I'd still look into Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Of all the shows I've seen, it takes the cake. And I wouldn't recommend eating that cake when it's done -- you never can be too safe with these things ...
Warrior 4 Jesus (post: 1352612) wrote:I've heard Gantz is great but I might read the manga instead (to avoid the heavy sex and nudity).
I'm not sure if you'd call Monster horror but I loved the manga. Absolutely brilliant!
Maokun: Ninjas or Pirates? (Vikings are not a valid answer, sorry)
EricTheFred: Vikings are always a valid answer.
In before "There is no Tsukihime Anime."EricTheFred (post: 1356708) wrote:Also, I'm surprised nobody mentioned Tsukihime.
blkmage (post: 1356710) wrote:Yeah, I was under the impression that the Tsukihime anime wasn't very good.
blkmage (post: 1356710) wrote:Kara no Kyoukai exists now, which is a much, much, much better and more solid animated work (read: one of the best works of the last few years) and is an adaptation of a novel that's pretty much proto-Tsukihime. So yeah, definitely watch Kara no Kyoukai.
Death Note has some elements of horror (the premise is ethically horrific) but in general, yes, it's more suspense/thriller than horror.
I can't think of any good horror animes I've enjoyed (besides Le Portrait de Petit Cossette and Vampire D). I prefer the more psychological stuff than all blood and gore (can stomach some but I enjoy something a bit more intelligent than bloody).
Any suggestions? Something a bit different? It can be a hybrid
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