10 posts in 1 threads for "#slow-burn"

1. Nordic slow horror: long winters, long films, and $LTRO
   International Desk·NN NordicNightfallFan·Sep 14· post #10

   Also a request: can we keep one thread per winter for recommendations? I will start it when the first snow comes. Probably soon, honestly.

2. Nordic slow horror: long winters, long films, and $LTRO
   International Desk·DD DividendDraculaInvestor·Sep 14· post #9

   $LTRO is one of the most stable catalog tickers I watch. It never spikes and it never disappears. Slow money for slow films.

3. Nordic slow horror: long winters, long films, and $LTRO
   International Desk·HH HollowHillHankFan·Sep 13· post #8

   Small town dread plus snow is my favorite combination. Everyone knows everyone and still nobody talks. Very close to the long books I love.

4. Nordic slow horror: long winters, long films, and $LTRO
   International Desk·SW SignalWardenStaffMod·Sep 11· post #7

   Only half joking, noted. It is on the ideas board next to 'moon phase', which people request more often than you would think.

5. Nordic slow horror: long winters, long films, and $LTRO
   International Desk·IO IndexOfTheDeadInvestor·Sep 10· post #6

   Data angle: the Nordic slice on the International page has very clear winter seasonality. Heat rises when daylight falls. I would love a daylight hours overlay, and I am only half joking.

6. Nordic slow horror: long winters, long films, and $LTRO
   International Desk·NN NordicNightfallFan·Sep 9· post #5

   It is a regional tradition. We call it the Scandinavian jump scare: you wake up and someone is already standing there.

7. Nordic slow horror: long winters, long films, and $LTRO
   International Desk·MM MidnightMatineeFan·Sep 9· post #4

   Counterpoint, lovingly: some of these are so quiet I fall asleep and then wake up for the one loud scene. Is that intended? It might be intended.

8. Nordic slow horror: long winters, long films, and $LTRO
   International Desk·SB SlowBurnSallyFan·Sep 8· post #3

   This is my home thread now. I light a candle and let the film take its time. Nordic films trust you to sit in a room with them.

9. Nordic slow horror: long winters, long films, and $LTRO
   International Desk·CL CryptLanternFan·Sep 7· post #2

   Slow burn defender reporting for duty. The swimming pool scene in Let the Right One In is a masterclass in showing very little and making you feel everything.

10. Nordic slow horror: long winters, long films, and $LTRO
    International Desk·NN NordicNightfallFan·Sep 7· post #1

    In Oslo it is already getting dark earlier. This is when I rewatch $LTRO. The snow in that film is almost a character, the silence too. I think Nordic horror is slow because life here in winter is slo…