We Want To Know The Horror Movie Tropes You Hope To Never See Again

The pharmacies are stocking bulk bags of candy, the Spirit Halloweens have arrived silent in the night like specters from beyond, and my apartment smells like my roommate's favorite pumpkin spice coffee. Yes, my friends, it is October, and we are in the midst of four weeks of pre-Halloween buildup. So let's delay planning our costumes just a little bit longer and chat about horror, the movie genre of the moment.

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Specifically, horror movie tropes. Even more specifically, the horror movie tropes you, the readers of BuzzFeed, are sick of seeing.

Maybe you can't stand so-called "torture porn" movies that emphasize gory body horror, such as The Human Centipede.

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IFC Films / Courtesy Everett Collection

Or perhaps you think "classic" monsters like vampires, werewolves, and ghosts just aren't that interesting or scary.

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Courtesy Everett Collection

It could just be that you're tired of seeing endless iterations of the "we don't have cell service" conversation.

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Irina Dobrolyubova / Getty Images

Tell us about the horror movie tropes you could go a lifetime without seeing again in the comments for a chance to be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post.