“When sombody calls out ‘hello’ when there’s an intruder in the house. Like you really think they’re going to answer ‘what’s up, I’m in the bedroom. Gonna kill you. Lolz.'”
– Sylvia O, Facebook
8.Villains delivering an elaborate monologue giving away their intentions, which allows their victim to escape.
9.Jump scares involving animals – which is usually a cat for some reason.
Miramax Films
– Chris Roll, Facebook
10.The killer getting knocked down but no one bothering to further incapacitate them.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
“They assume he’s going to stay unconscious for like three hours and they don’t tie his ass up with anything! If the SOB is out for one minute wrap his ass up like a damn burrito.”
13.Characters not turning on the lights when in danger.
Warner Bros. Pictures
“Nobody ever turns on the lights when they’re freaked out. Most people in real life would turn on all the lights if they’re not sure if something is amiss.”
– Geena Landen, Facebook
14.Doors never opening when someone is in immediate danger.
Columbia Pictures
“Who are these serial door lockers putting lives at risk? EVEN WORSE is when they realise the door is locked, but they keep trying to open it. How many lives have been lost because characters don’t know what to do with a locked door?”
“Dude, you’ve been shot in the face, stabbed in the heart, and have two missing limbs. Yet when the protagonist is finally getting away you suddenly grow the ability to run and catch them AGAIN?”