tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post8819350341984532928..comments2024-03-05T04:01:05.933-05:00Comments on Fascination With Fear: Bringing on the Fear: Part 3 -- Mirrors and WindowsChristine Haddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-76002443784993332312011-01-26T11:42:03.482-05:002011-01-26T11:42:03.482-05:00i'm addicted to your fascination with fear its...i'm addicted to your fascination with fear its frightens me to death but i love it. i saw the shining at about 15 and now at 36 will not stay in hotel with long corridors and if there are i close my eyes and hang on to my husband or just leg it i'm so mard!!!!! mirrors windows people/gouls/kids anyone just standing there and staring arrrggghhh am off to get a bible...keep it upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-5561352527282682142011-01-20T18:35:30.469-05:002011-01-20T18:35:30.469-05:00So true, John - you never know what's behind y...So true, John - you never know what's behind you... and I think I already mentioned in my last installment how much I hate THAT :)Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-12896484197447697312011-01-20T11:18:57.979-05:002011-01-20T11:18:57.979-05:00Nice rundown. Some truly scary/creepy moments can ...Nice rundown. Some truly scary/creepy moments can be had reflected off a shiny surface or glimpsed at through glass. I still won't say Bloody M three times in front of a mirror lit by candlelight. Oh, and I try very hard not to wipe foggy mirrors. You never know what's standing behind you.jmcozzolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816003842587967599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-29261124666828639262011-01-16T10:18:21.411-05:002011-01-16T10:18:21.411-05:00i am looking at all the images and being forced to...i am looking at all the images and being forced to remember the creepy window and mirrors that peer the reflection mostly me... great job...<br />jeremyJeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-69359478099503483382011-01-11T13:02:20.722-05:002011-01-11T13:02:20.722-05:00Brilliant post. So many iconic window/mirror scene...Brilliant post. So many iconic window/mirror scenes, and you describe exactly why it's creepy and so often used in horror. Salem's Lot, The Ring (should we include creepy TV moments, too?), Rear Window, Poltergeist, Secret Window... great list.<br /><br />I love how this was used in What Lies Beneath; that movie had a lot of great visuals (I'll always remember when the eye appears in the hole in the fence, and the way the snow looks like a face just before it fades to black at the end).<br /><br />The Machinist was a great pick, too. What's disturbing about that film is how Christian Bale actually lost all that weight and really threw himself into such a freaky role. That picture of him is absolutely haunting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-34424516725636253992011-01-04T23:45:32.667-05:002011-01-04T23:45:32.667-05:00James - Oh yes, there are sooo many window scenes ...James - Oh yes, there are sooo many window scenes of Michael Myers I could have done a post strictly with him (which I think you have already done something similar....) I think that besides Candyman, Michael Myers is the main reason I fear dark windows.<br />Haha, and yes - Jason was always throwing someone into glass! <br /><br />Matt - I think you're exactly dead on about the reason windows are so scary. It does mess with your vision when lights and reflections collide. Creepy!<br /><br />Jeanette - I haven't yet seen Black Swan, can't wait to see it. Hopefully the snow will hold off this weekend so I can catch it. I'll be looking out for the unsettling mirror scenes - perhaps I'll need to make an addendum here...<br /><br />Fred - thanks for the kind words. I like doing posts like this as well as reading others like it - it's interesting to learn of other people's fears.Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-48208136476062921922011-01-04T22:03:09.994-05:002011-01-04T22:03:09.994-05:00Awesome list! Yep, mirrors and windows are pretty ...Awesome list! Yep, mirrors and windows are pretty scary. The HALLOWEEN franchise is full of those. FRIDAY THE 13TH as well. I think reflections are also pretty creepy because sometimes we see the monster within ourselves that no one else can see with the naked eye. I really enjoy posts like these.Fred [The Wolf]https://www.blogger.com/profile/03208803636786210066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-76822550453220489722011-01-04T14:48:56.798-05:002011-01-04T14:48:56.798-05:00Loved all of these, especially the Shining and the...Loved all of these, especially the Shining and the Ring. Have you seen Black Swan yet? When you do you'll want to include it on this list. Some creepy mirror shit the likes of which I have not seen before!Monster Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512345969721307138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-64995283562564952662011-01-04T13:09:08.270-05:002011-01-04T13:09:08.270-05:00Windows and mirrors truly make for good cinematic ...Windows and mirrors truly make for good cinematic scares, and I too have been frightened by my own reflection a few times, only to then fall in love with it! ;)<br /><br />I think what makes windows scary is how restricting they are to peripheral vision. There could very well be someone standing less than a foot from you and they would be just out of sight.<br /><br />And of course when you get the reflection from the indoor lights, it makes it all the more frightening, because what you see outside and inside collide to mess with your perception. <br /><br />Good stuff, sista!Matt-suzakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215962688591291944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-52237176364639007042011-01-04T09:32:02.406-05:002011-01-04T09:32:02.406-05:00Great post, Chris. Those moments involving windows...Great post, Chris. Those moments involving windows in Suspiria and Salem's Lot are amongst some of the most memorable moments in horror cinema! Halloween and Evil Dead also had more than a few creepy moments featuring people being menacing through windows... That shot of Michael Myers looking through the window at Annie as she's struggling with the washing machine in the shed... *shivers* And no Friday the 13th movie was seemingly complete without some poor sod being chucked through a window. Huzzah!James Graceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968719719213071671noreply@blogger.com