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‣ Play a game to survive
‣ Fight against time
‣ Puzzles/Escape room-esque

(Haven't seen them all and a bunch of them are bad lol)

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Ontology is the philosophical study of being, existance, becoming and reality. In simple terms it seeks to classify and explain entities.

In movies and tv show ontology usually comes in the flavor of an ontological mystery at the center of the plot with several of the following elements: the characters do not know who they are, where they are, how they got to the place there are in, and the central conflict is to get out of there and find answers to the above questions.

In the most common version of the trope, the characters are locked into a strange room or find themselves at a strange place with no contact to the outside. They have no idea how they got there, why they are there or how to get out, nor do they know who is behind their predicament, if anyone at all.

The main idea behind such stories is the investigation of a restricted environment in which the characters find themselves with the goal of mastering the environment, revealing secrets, and ultimately escape.

This list focuses on such stories. I added a few edge cases for good measure, like pure escape room, death game or timeloop movies that have a strong ontological undertone, even though they are not ontological mysteries per se.

If you think something shouldn't be on this list, or if I missed something that should be on here please leave a comment.

Last Updated: 2023/02/03

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Horror anthologies (both film and series) that I have seen or want to see.

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In Internet aesthetics, liminal spaces are empty or abandoned places that appear eerie, forlorn, and often surreal. Liminal spaces are commonly places of transition, pertaining to the concept of liminality.

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You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

Movies about people trapped in a town/room/phone booth/box, and unable to leave for mysterious reasons.

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This lists includes all horror anthology shows I have watched entirely since 2018.

Rating Scale:
10 - One of my all time favorites!
9 - Great, but not quite a favorite.
8 - Really good, you should check it out.
7 - Good. It was worth watching.
6 - It had more good than bad, if you like the genre then it is not a bad watch.
5 - It is neither here nor there
4 - It has more bad than good, its not awful, but far from good
3 - It was a bad watching experience, you should not watch it.
2 - Nearly unwatchable
1 - It is actually painful to watch

Includes:
American Horror Story
American Horror Stories
Black Mirror
Creepshow
Deadhouse Dark
The Haunting
Lovecraft Country
Monsterland
Slasher
Tales of the Walking Dead
Them

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This lists includes all horror and thriller movies and shows I have watched entirely since 2018.

Rating Scale:
10 - One of my all time favorites!
9 - Great, but not quite a favorite.
8 - Really good, you should check it out.
7 - Good. It was worth watching.
6 - It had more good than bad, if you like the genre then it is not a bad watch.
5 - It is neither here nor there
4 - It has more bad than good, its not awful, but far from good
3 - It was a bad watching experience, you should not watch it.
2 - Nearly unwatchable
1 - It is actually painful to watch

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List of all my favourite movies and TV series.

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Personal favorites I have watched since 2018 with a rating of 9 or higher.

Rating Scale:
10 - One of my all time favorites!
9 - Great seasons, this is some of the best of what the show has to offer.

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Horror and horror-adjascent creepy stories on the small screen.

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My favorite shows of 2017. In no particular order. I loved about 44 shows this year but these are what came out on top. All of these premiered in the US on some platform this year, even if they're older in other countries.

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2017 (39): #0001 a #0039
2018 (52): #0040 a #0091
2019 (46): #0092 a #0137

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