User blog comment:Tyberzannisultra/Creepypasta Narration/@comment-24040907-20150216231846/@comment-24040907-20150224230028

When you’re creating horror, be it through cinema, written word, or playing Extreme Hide-and-Seek with your friends, if things are done well there should always be dread and tension involved.



This white knuckle tension can eventually wear down on the audience. A few comedic moments can actually break up the tension, giving the audience a moment of relief. In movies, it could be a cleverly placed joke, in written word, it could be a snide comment from the narrator, and in Extreme Hide-and-Seek it’s when your buddy hides Whoopy-Cushions in your shoes.



However, this comic relief can actually ruin the scary experience if done poorly. For example, you’re the Seeker, and you have Whoopy Cushions in your shoes.



But, as you’ve said, some scary movies can be so bad that they’re funny. It’s more fun to enjoy them as comedy instead of horror, at that point.



And I agree, a story can be either hilarious or terrifying, depending on how it’s played out. Oh, you all laughed and cheered for Kevin in Home Alone, but what about the bad guys in the story? From their point of view, Home Alone seems more like Saw xD

