A History of Horribly Haunted Objects in Horror Films

The EVIL Internet

In contrast to the classiness of killer dolls, here€™s a super example of when good possession goes bad. Fear Dot Com tells the story of a web site possessed by the disgruntled spirit of a brutalized victim. It sports a plot similar to many films about ghostly hauntings: stuck in a treacherous cycle, the ghost will not stop until what wronged them has been made right. It€™s a dangerous game to try to exploit the Internet; mostly due to the fact that by its very nature it€™s already exploitative. How do you thrive on the thrill of corruption if the source is already well known to be corrupted? There€™s no shock value in saying €œAnd what if the internet was evil?!€ followed by some low horns and timpani hits. Considering the kind of content being divulged through cyber space even as you read this, there€™s very little obscene ground left undisturbed. For a horror film whose main goal should be to horrify, the Internet posses stiff competition, especially when it€™s the focus of the film.
 
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I have a keen, almost obsessive fascination with the macabre. It has lead me from a quiet life growing up in a small town to where I am now; creating horrific works about horrific things in many different mediums including films, short stories and essays. I live life by a simple motto: learn to like the dark, cause eventually, it'll come for all of us (lightening flashes and thunder claps)... but it ain't so bad.