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WackyMeetsPractical
Since: Oct, 2009
8th Jun, 2011 08:02:07 PM
Maybe it's an Overly Long Gag, but with Jump Scares?
Is there are a trope for when something starts off being genuinely scary, but then becomes overused to the point where it stops being scary? Like say a horror film starts off with a couple of truly frightening jump scares, but then it seems like the director starts to rely so much on them that the audience becomes desensitized to them.
I don't think it's Nightmare Retardant, since those examples aren't scary in the first place.