Horror Spot Editorial: Twists in Horror Movies

Horror Spot Editorial: Twists in Horror Movies

By Jose

We are all familiar with them. We even see them coming. Some even surprise us. Twists in movies have now become a common occurrence. Sometimes these twists work and other times they can ruin the movie.

Now the reasons behind having twists in horror movies or movies in general is to keep the audience guessing and involved in the movie. Because due to audience wanting things now and fast instead of a slow build up with a satisfying ending. So movie makers began throwing twists in to keep their attention.


Horror movies have twists to help the story move along and to give it a “who dunnit?” or “who is it?” type of feel. Or they work it so a twist unfolds at the end totally throwing you off and making you go “wow”. Before, horror movies didn’t use this technique that often. Now though almost everyone has to have a twist. Or throw in so many that the movie suffers. For instance the SAW series worked in twists that helped create a detailed and overreaching story arc. Each twist building and building throughout the franchise.


The opposite to that I would say is the Scream series. Throwing twists just for the sake of building on the cast and different kills. Hell the last movie, Scream 4, had so many twists in just the beginning that it became comical. Another way the twists hurt movies is when they become obvious to the point that we all see it coming or even call it out way before the twist is revealed. Or the twist makes no sense or thrown in just because. That is not a way to make a movie. Seriously the best ones come when least expected and normally toward the end of the movie. Keep it hidden and surprise the audience with them.
Twists don’t hurt movies. Abused twists do.