TV shows) with really well-written and interesting characters?

JoshRaed 2023-10-29 04:57:29 UTC #1

I've seen Hereditary and The invisible man 2020 version, but aside from those I can't say I truly thought a horror movie had a great protagonist.

Aeneas1 2023-10-29 06:00:36 UTC #2

The Woman in Black. Also read the book by Susan Hill. You can enjoy both.

kalmia 2023-10-29 06:07:10 UTC #3

1- Talk To Me: It just came out and when I went to watch it, I was expecting another campy horror film? but boy was I wrong. The characters are genuinely good and feel like real teenagers and not what a man in his 50s thinks teenagers are like. The protagonist is a genuinely flawed person and it makes the story 10x more interesting and compelling

2- A Sixth Sense; An oldie but genuinely good. The protagonist is an actually interesting character and it’s fun to watch him figure out the twist. I’d be surprised if you haven’t seen this already though lol

3- Midsommar: A lot of people put it in the same vein as Hereditary, but I think it’s mainly because it has the same director lol. Tho I personally liked Hereditary more, midsommar is still crazy good and Florence Pugh does an amazing job. Literally carried the whole movie tbh. Her character is interesting and well written and portrays someone grieving in a really intriguing way.

4- The Babadook: This one definitely has a lot of people on the fence but dang I really liked it for what it was. I think the protagonist is well written and it’s quite the ride watching her character do a complete 180, and it’s 100% understandable too.

5- Nope/Any Jordan Peel Film: I say Nope specifically because I love the main characters and their personalities, but honestly Joredan Peel is amazing at writing protagonists and also flipping the narrative and so that’s why I’d recommend any of his films.

6- Sinister- A classic. Love this movie. The protagonist is interesting, the twist is fun, and he’s a genuinely flawed guy but a caring dad so it’s intriguing to watch how he handles the events of the movie while trying to do what’s best for his family.

7- Train to Busan- This is a Korean film, so you’ll have to bare through subtitles, but wow it’s an awesome watch. The protagonist is terrible. Not in the sense where he’s badly written, because it’s quite the opposite. It’s really fun to get a horror movie with a protagonist who’s genuinely just kind of a sucky person imo. Also made me cry.

I wouldn’t say any of these are protagonists in the way Hereditary represents its protagonists, but in my opinion, they all have entertaining, interesting, and well written ones that can stand on their own.

joannekwan 2023-10-29 22:32:31 UTC #4

All of Jordan Peele's movies as mentioned before.

The Black Phone has good kid characters that seem believable and it's got a great payoff.

I also recommend checking out Mike Flanagan's productions. He does shows and movies.
Midnight Mass is my favorite horror series overall! It gripped me through the whole series and I actually got emotional at the end.
Followed by Haunting of Hill House; it was great throughout as well.
Bly Manor is good, but my least favorite of the three I've watched. There were some slow parts but the ending was good.

Gerald's Game is notable as well and it's super focused on the protagonist with few supporting characters.

LostKelp 2023-10-30 00:43:55 UTC #5

I'd say the insidious trilogy (1,2 and the red door) - while not being that deep shows an interesting progression because for the whole of the second movie the male lead is possessed and in the third movie he suffers memory loss from the events of the first and second movie.

Also nope, please watch nope. It has cowboys and aliens, it's one of my favorite movies.

KilljoyConstruct 2023-10-30 00:44:42 UTC #6

I agree that The Black Phone is a great horror movie. For someone who loves the genre, I haven't seen many movies that fall in it (I tend to read more horror stories than I do watch them). I will say that the Fear Street trilogy on Netflix is really good, though. I just finished it recently, and each time I finished one of the movies I was left needing to know what happened to the characters, so it's good at keeping your attention imo. The characters also all have really distinct personalities, especially the protagonist.

As for horror games, I gotta recommend Blank Dream. It's a top down RPG with some pretty heavy themes, so you might wanna look into it with caution and read the warnings carefully, but if you can stomach everything then it's absolutely worth playing.