Yeah - this is why I've been such a cranky film buff for the last decade or so - they appear to have largely forgotten what it takes to make something truly scary - it was all gore. But I enjoyed both Blair Witches because they remembered that humans fear the unknown more than anything else in the world. Scariest thing I ever saw in a film was the dream sequence from the Prince of Darkness. Don't know if you've ever seen it, but it scares the bejeebers out of me even to spend time thinking about it (in the dark at night, that is). Getting slapped in the face with what is actually going on (film-wise) is almost an afterthought, a requirement of entertainment that you give it closure. For writing purposes I think people require a little more information, but if you're good at building suspense, they'll wait til the last page to find out what exactly is doing what to whom - ya know?