
Horror Cinema: From the Start, I Played a Supporting Role
惊悚影院:开局扮演配角
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 551k Words
- Genre
- Mystery
- Subgenre
- Mystery & Supernatural
- Updated
- 4y ago
- English
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Synopsis
Stats
186Chapters
77Reads · 30 days
57.3kReads · all time
6.2Score
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The plot is fantastic, and the male lead's character is well-developed. Chen Ming's performance in the first script, "The Horror Village," and the second, "The Old Street," was excellent. However, in the third script, "Midnight Ghost Stories," Chen Ming's performance felt somewhat mediocre, not as good as the newly introduced supporting character, Chen Xing, making the plot a bit bland.
It completely adopts the early and middle stages of the Hell Cinema setting. You can consider it fan fiction or an homage. It's quite good. Keep it up, author! (ง •̀_•́)ง Don't follow the same path as *The Spark*. You could also check out *Buddha's Mysterious Resurrection* for inspiration.
"Hell Cinema" and "Mysterious Resurgence" are a pretty good combination. It incorporates familiar and accepted settings while also showcasing the author's own innovations, making it a very good book. One small suggestion: each story should have only one theme. For example, the newly completed "Midnight Ghost Stories" already feels somewhat disorganized, and the atmosphere of horror isn't as strong as the previous works.
The first two chapters were well-written, but the third chapter, perhaps due to my own shortcomings, felt rather confusing. I read the first two chapters slowly, but for the third, I skipped around by looking at the table of contents, and it felt like the protagonist wasn't really involved at all after several chapters.
Just finished reading the second story, and it definitely has that "Cinema in Hell" vibe. It's very well written; keep it up, author!
This work blends the settings of "Hell Cinema" and "Terror Resurgence," making it a decent fan fiction. Those who have read those two books should check it out; Chen Xing is too amazing, almost overshadowing the main characters.
I've listened to Chapter Nine so far, and it feels like I'm back in the spring of my freshman year of college, on that terrifying horror movie theater bus. At first, I hesitated because of the low rating, but after listening to the novel, I immediately gave it 5 stars. I'm so excited that there's a successor to this story, and I can go to the theater with peace of mind.
It's quite similar to a book I read before; both are set in movie theaters, and the main characters are supporting characters, but the plots and characters are completely different. I hope there will be more updates.
The initial character relationships and plot seemed similar to Cinema Hell, but overall I quite enjoyed it and was even drawn in to watch it late into the night. The low rating is quite surprising; I'll give it a thumbs up! 🧐
Bro, are you the author of the movie "Hell Cinema" from back then?