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Originally Posted by Sculpt
Not too many films stay in the dark or nighttime all film... probably Decent stays dark, but like Alien on a ship, it's just a set. Nightmare on Elm naturally is cool because, like you say, we get to feel safe during the day, it's a good breather, but the night still looms.
In one fake movie preview after Planet Terror they show a dinning room with some kids around the table, and the last scene shows the deranged killer working the backend of a turkey with the kids in the shot. The parents of the actors can choose to be ok with that, but I don't think it should be in films.
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I think some of the best horror movies are either always dark or start off in the day and stay at night. It might be difficult to pull off when you think about the passage of time. You are right about Alien, how they are on a ship. But still Alien and for the most part Aliens are at night or in dark environments. The Thing is at night for the most part. Night of the Living Dead starts off in the day but then is at night for almost the rest of the movie.
Thanksgiving is one of the best fake trailers in Grindhouse. I had to watch it again because I didn't know what scene you were talking about. I haven't seen the trailer since watching the movie on a CRT TV. And yeah, I kind of remember thinking what is that guy doing? But now, I see it and the parents should be ashamed. But I guess that's Hollywood. I remember in one of the Hellraiser sequels, an actress who was very young was playing a hooker. I remember thinking that I wouldn't let my daughter do a scene like that.