Last night I saw an Argentine horror film called 'Terrified' ('Aterrados' in Spanish), and it was a solid and genuinely scary horror movie.
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The Good
Scares: yeah, there are some jumpscares over there, but these jumpscares are not mediocre at all since when such moments are happening, you are not being scared just by the sound; but by a creative and well-made horror imagery, playing around.
Tension: there is a real tension in the film crafted by both: the sound and the leads, cos you care for such characters.
Story: while the story isn't mind-blowing by any means, there is a well-made hybrid based on different supernatural/horror concepts. At first, the movie feels like your typical paranormal flick about haunted houses possessed by evil ghosts/demons with poltergeist and stuff like that; but actually, there is something going on about
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alternate dimensions (ala Stranger Things) and vampire-like-beings, but they aren't your regular Hollywood bloodsuckers; but more like a mix between the Lovecraftian J-Horror film 'Marebito' and 2005's 'The Descent'.
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The Bad
Out of place and unsolved concept: in general, I have no problems with mysteriousness and ambiguity in horror movies, since in this kind of films it is better to not explain the otherworldly stuff. However, there is a singular creepy element, which was handled as a plot device, but when such a plot is progressing, we find out that there is no direct relationship with the main mystery. Maybe I'm missing something, but I have the feeling that such a concept was included in the movie just for the sake of creepiness imagery (or cool imagery if you prefer) and nothing more.
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Said that 'Terrified' is one of my favorite 2018's horror films, along with Hereditary, A Quiet Place, Annihilation (honorable mention to The Ritual, but only for the creature design). I still need to see Mandy though. So for me 4/5.