If you're someone who's watched a lot of horror movies, then you've probably noticed some very common tropes over the years.
And a lot of these common tropes involve people doing questionable, often stupid, things — gotta have some ~drama~ right? Well, you're not the only one who's noticed, because people on Twitter have called out a lot of these annoying things over the years and, honestly, good points were made. Check it out:
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People in horror movies will dig up a grave with one shovel (no pickaxe), all on their own in like 20 minutes.
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people in horror movies love wiping steam off of mirrors to see behind them instead of just turning around
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When I see people in horror movies running around their house hiding from a killer I always think, "How fucking big is that house?" In my house I could run into the family room and the killer would be in the kitchen like, "I see you in the family room" #HorrorMovies
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why do people in horror movies yell out "hello?" as if the killer is going to respond
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nothing less relatable to me than when people in horror movies are like “this is my home, i’m not going to let some ghost/psycho murderer/spirit drive me out” lmao catch me in a hotel the first time the lights flicker
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People in horror movies be like
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I am once again asking people in horror movies to turn on the damn lights.
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why do people in horror movies that involve spirits NEVER cleanse themselves AFTER going to the haunted place, just why??
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people in horror movies trying to be quite while looking for something to defend themselves with from the killer
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Why do people in horror movies go to Christian churches to get more info on ghosts
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white people in horror movies when they find an ancient book with written spells: it's time to read this out loud. i am not capable of reading this in my head or closing the book. i must shout it from the rooftops with a megaphone
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People in horror movies will live in towns like Shadyville or Demonside or Murdertown and still be acting surprised when there’s a serial killer on the loose???
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Why do people in horror movies always have their phones on loud? Don't most people have their phones on silent all the time?
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people in horror movies go to a house saying "i used to live here" and the person who lives there now invites them in. does this really happen and why
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people in horror movies always wanna go into a cornfield and for what??
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why do people in horror movies run so slow just run
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people in horror movies: *walking in an eerie forest at dark* the crows:
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people in horror movies will hear weird whispers then move towards that whisper
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No one: White people in horror movies: https://t.co/zt6Zj1CEsW
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why do people in horror movies always insist on going into the damn basement
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Someone should do a montage of people in horror movies fumbling with keys or trying to start cars while saying “c’mon, c’mon!"
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Why do people in horror movies always camp in places with no cell service?
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This is exactly how people in horror movies be like 😂😂😂😂