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[-] whereitsat@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

sharks play into man's fear of nature, and regardless of the reality of shark attacks, the plot is going to seem reasonable. man can't control nature. oohhh, scary.

a killer car film is generally going to require some supernatural element and then be accused of being 'schlocky' or 'so bad it's good,' like in this thread. if you're killed by a car, most people would consider it someone's fault--either the pedestrian or one of the drivers, and an 80 year old with poor eyesight doesn't make for a good horror film.

i guess you could make some silly a24 'arthouse' film called 'the passenger.' it would be about a sane passenger in a car driven by an increasingly reckless driver that builds up to a life-altering crash. it could answer questions about 'why didn't they just ask to be let out?'

[-] Katana314@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I kind of think car crashes could fit pretty well into my horror movie idea, Sanewashing; in which an amateur serial killer is clumsily killing people, but an overbearing sense of “normalcy” is preventing people from panicking or investigating, just viewing the deaths as tragedies rather than mysteries.

Something that could be thematic is to just have someone hear about a friend being killed, and be completely on edge; but then hear it was a car crash, and all tension releases.

[-] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Proof

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 3 days ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_(2010_film)

[-] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 2 points 3 days ago

The Car (1977)

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

ThE WaYmO wItH bUsTed HaNdLeS

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