Does Not Illustrate: Religious Horror

I think this one has several problems. The text in the image is in Japanese, forcing the caption to give any context at all. It's also particularely goofy for a trope called Religious Horror.

Opened...I have no idea how that's supposed to illustrate the trope to anyone not familiar with that work.

My suggestion◊ would be something simple to get the point across.

Creepy cross looks good.

Simple yet effective.

The current is just plain bad. I like the cross ... carries a suitably creepy atmosphere.

The cross is definitely atmospheric...short of something from a work, I'm good with it.

Here's one from Grace: The Possession poster.◊

I like it, but I feel the cross has a nice Nothing Is Scarier vibe to it.

Cross is good, and apparently on the page.

I don't really get what's going on in the cross pic. It's a religious symbol in sort of a spooky context, but I don't see what it's telling me about the trope. And isn't a Religious Horror usually about the evil religious figures like the devil? The icon of the benevolent savior shouldn't be symbolic of horror. I mean, yeah, it's in a desolate spooky setting, but that's pretty weak. Not very informative.

It's often about evil religious figures, but it doesn't necessairly have to. The catch of the trope is religion, worship, faith viewed under a more horrifying light (which may be either achieved by focusing on the literal religion's dark side or by simply showing a Religion of Evil). The image, in my opinion, achieves by this by showing a Christian Cross under a unsettling light, due the dim light, the unnaturally quiet enviroment and the raven chirping at the cross's edge.

I'm open to suggestions though.

I am not sold on the suggestion. Looks more romantic than unsettling.

That colour palette is not something associated with romance. It's more associated with a negative feeling.

Well, an inverted cross is often used to represent Satan, isn't it? By turning it upside down, it becomes a perversion of what the cross stands for.

It's also St. Peter's Cross, which is an entirely Christian symbol.

There's a difference between cross and crucifix. The latter, if held upside down, becomes a devilish symbol. If it's the former, it's this.

edited 16th Jan '15 4:04:49 PM by Quag15

Would something like this◊ work?

Not sure I find it more effective than the cross.

We could always ask Neloku on Deviant Art for permission to use one of his pictures of Isaiah, the religious parasite.

Gallery: http://neloku.deviantart.com/gallery/45767466/Ezekiel-s-slice-of-life?offset=0

Example: http://fav.me/d7k9ojb

Caption, "Yes, those are part of his arms"

That's kinda cute.

He's supposed to be an Eldritch Abomination who commonly disguises himself as a cute kid.

Doesn't come across in the image. I'd say

Have a look at the rest of the gallery. There may be something better. Or someone could even request or commission a picture from him. (Probably Muggins if it becomes a commission)

@18 doesn't strike me as really religious. @20 is cute.