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Classic horrors
The Exorcist like so many other films bases its fear factor on the supernatural. Humans fear what we have limited knowledge about. The movie as a whole fails to keep the tension in the film. It becomes more investigative as to the cause of the demonic possession. It is not scary because well supernatural themes have been over done.
We need movies that literally screw our minds over. The kind of film that plays with your mind like a cat does to a ball of yarn. For example Little Timmy Turner is swinging on a swing in the distance. You walk closer and discover that his swing is made from human hair. He turns around and says "some of the school girls were being mean to me...especially Sam". Timmy jumps off the swing and the base of it is Sam's head. Simple and very effective. The Excorcist is not scary simply because it has been done too many times before
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