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Today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 horror movie trailer cliches.

What are we gonna do?

We don't have a car, phones are dead and they're still in here.

Ready to do that means we're looking at the most overused tropes and scenes in horror movie previews.

And because we will be discussing some plot details, a spooky spoiler alert is now in effect.

All right, let's get to the list.

Number 10 Pretending to be a different Jara horror movie Trailers love to lure us in with a false sense of security.

Thes previews often initially present their movies is wrong, calms coming of age tails or family friendly pictures before introducing a sinister twist.

But four audiences this one's compelling gimmick has grown stale.

You want cereal, please get a room.

Most of the time, the title gives it away.

When we click a trailer called Friday the 13th a resident evil we know their horror flicks in Even when trailers for Red I almost convince us the movie's a romcom were more likely to feel frustrated than charmed when they do reveal the actual nature of the film.

It's time taking.

No, it's all yours.

So you headed home?

Yeah, just be honest with us and we'll buy a ticket.

Tell the flight attendant and your dad dies.

How can I do for you?

She's just had a really rough number.

Nine.

Invisible forces dragging victims If dragging people were an Olympic sport, supernatural beings would take the gold every year.

Whatever horror films want tell audiences that goes through demons or tormenting people, a character is pulled away by an invisible force.

Victims are usually dragged in a straight line while conveniently looking at the camera.

While the innocents always try to grab onto something, they rarely succeed in doing anything but scratching the floor.

The paranormal Activity franchise loves this trope so much it's become something of a trailer staple theme.

But seeing people getting dragged away isn't a scary as it once was.

He's overdone.

Scenes just proved that the studio had enough money to put actors on wires.

Number eight, including a shower and or bathtub scene psycho shower sequence, is one of the most iconic horror scenes of all time.

So it makes sense that other films would want an unsettling bathroom scene in their trailers.

But instead of trying to innovate, many horror movies just plunk a female character in the shower or bath, tub and collar.

Today, while we're sure these scenes are critical to the plot, their lack of originality makes them feel like excuses to get actors to strip down films like a Nightmare on Elm Street and The Grudge provide memorable and creative examples on how to utilize the vulnerability of the bathroom setting.

But they're the exceptions.

If you're gonna make your character stripped down, at least try to break new ground number seven, drenching the trailer in darkness.

Darkness is an essential element of most horror.

Trailers shouldn't be in here, but it should still be used in moderation.

When a scene is too dark, it just becomes hard to see.

The scares found footage.

Films are often the worst offenders of this cliche.

Between the low lighting, shaky cam and green tint, it could become nearly impossible for us to see anything.

If horror directors are worried that making their scenes brighter will ruin the film, they should look at the Midsomer, our trailer way only do this every 90 years.

Although most of the scenes take place in the sun, the preview is still terrifying.

While we don't need every horror trailer to step fully into the light, we'd appreciate it if they didn't rely entirely on darkness, either Number six over using a sound effect for suspense, it feels like every second whore trailer has a creepy narrator.

People who need help with matters that can't be explained Come to me.

These hauntings can be terrifying things.

Although listening to those voiceovers is getting old, it's not the worst thing we're hearing.

In order to build suspense, studios will repeat the same sound effect over and over again.

Buddy could connect to and control Chucky is a tour will be subjected to anything from loud horns blaring two drums being banged repeatedly during the course of a two minute trailer.

While the sound effect may be jarring when it's first introduced, it loses its effect.

The more times we hear it, something is happening that we can't understand.

I'm concerned about your girl.

If you have a really creepy sound, use it sparingly.

The less is more approach will actually do a better job of building the tension for your movie.

Plus, our ears will thank you.

How long have you two been together?

Just over three and 1/2 years.

Four years?

Really.

Number five.

Making a creepy version of a popular song.

There are plenty of dark and McCobb songs out there.

But instead of relying on tracks that are already dark, movie studios love finding popular songs, slowing them down and putting them into trailers.

Although a lighter or poppy song becoming grim is supposed to be creepy, it often sounds ridiculous.

Over the years, slower versions of Smells Like Teen Spirit and Every Breath You Take have both failed to put Fear into our hearts.

But the use of Ariana Grande seven rings for the already ridiculous Fantasy Island reboot has pushed this trend a step too far way.

If we can hear a song at a club, it probably shouldn't be in our horror.

Trailer number four.

Showing Us the Final Girl in horror films, The Final Girl is the female protagonist that survives to fight the killer one on one.

During the film's climax.

Theo, part of the excitement intention of watching a scary movie comes from seeing which of the cast members will live to fill this role?

Unfortunately, trailers often spoil the surprise.

If one woman keeps appearing solo throughout the trailer, it's a big hint that she's the final girl, especially true if she's played by a more recognizable actress.

They know where we are way need to move and keep moving.

And if that same woman is seen covered in blood while holding a weapon, she's definitely the final girl.

While revealing the final Girl isn't a death sentence showing us, the survivor does diminish the tension of the film's bloody conclusion.

Number three Fast in Flashy Smash Cuts A smash cut is an editing technique that can catch our eye with its speed and flashing nature.

Unfortunately, poor movie trailers tend to over use this technique.

Instead of cutting to a few select moments, there will be more than a dozen second long smash cuts in a row.

We've complained about seeing too much of the movie if the images weren't flashing by at the speed of light.

The scenes are thrown at us so fast that we can't tell what's happening to who at any given moment, horror studios need to remember that less is more.

While adding a few smash cuts is fun, using too many will leave us confused and a bit nauseous.

Dangerous?

You're a dangerous girl.

Number two spoiling the entire plot.

No one likes spoilers, So why did we get so many in horror trailers you in there?

It's bad enough that studios often spoil which characters bite the dust.

But many horror trailers have gone further and revealed major story beats and plot twists.

This trend has gotten so bad that a few movies have literally given away their endings during their previews.

Quarantine, Paranormal Activity and the original Carrie are just a few movies that completely spoiled their plots in the Trailers way.

Understand that it's tempting to use the biggest scares to sell audiences on the movie, but they're usually tied to major Story reveals.

We'd much prefer an atmospheric trailer that's light on big scares.

Rather than be disappointed in theaters, this list is reminding me of so many horror trailers it hurts, and our number one is the most obvious.

Please stop doing that movie studios, unless you come up with some like new, unique way to do it anyway, what am I talking about?

Let's get through Cem dishonorable mentions, and then we'll see our number one most overused horror movie trailer cliche.

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Sit to the world of the dead.

You will be able to speak to your son.

But no matter what you do, you must not open the door before we continue.

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Number 10 look a jump scare.

Can you remember a time when every horror movie trailer didn't have at least one cheap jump scare us either on and as a result, this scary trope has become extremely predictable.

Any time we see a character look under the bed, look into a mirror or step into a dark room, we're just counting down the seconds until something pops out to scare us.

Sure, it's the quickest way to get a viewer's heart racing, but the effect is short lived.

If we're really unlucky will get multiple jump scares in the same trailer.

There are better ways to frighten audiences.

We wish horror studios would stop relying on this heart attack inducing technique and give us well thought out and unique scares.

Instead, I just wanted to reiterate that these are trailer tropes and we're not necessarily calling out the use of jump scares.

For example, in the movie in general, so are you tired of seeing jump scares in horror movie trailers?

If not, what are you tired of seeing?

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