Where does horror go from here?
 

With all the remakes, and whatnot in todays "horror" world. Do you guys think it is possible to get oringinal straightforward horror anymore?

By original I mean something that hasnt been done already. *if its even possible to give us a new monster to invade our minds*

By straightforward I mean something that is that actually horror, not sci-fi, not thriller, etc.. Just horrifying.

All the films ive watched lately are japanese/asian. They are the best i reckon lately.

I would say the closest films to what you are looking for that came out in the past 5 years would have to be Jeepers Creepers, Wrong Turn, and Cabin Fever. (IMO)

I don't think horror will ever change much, to be honest. As soon as an original idea comes out, it is cloned and recloned until the idea is so used up that, if it were a child, even Michael Jackson wouldn't touch it.

Original material is a HUGE problem, but not for script writers. The problem is getting studios to take a gamble on something completely original. I'm sure there are hundreds (if not thousands) of completely original and unique stories out there that just can't get the necessary backing and support to bring to the screen.

Studios like to play it safe. However, it is up to the consumers to show them that it is their responsibility to take a gamble sometimes. It can really be worth it. Take The Ring. In American cinema, noone had ever really done anything like it before, and it was HUGE! That alone should have been a clue to these cautious studios that people want a change. When it comes to movies, change is GOOD.

Wer'e gonna have to look at independent film makers to supply us with new and refreshing material. Every once in a while we do get something different ,such as [ and I know this wouldn't fall into strictly "horror" ] Bubba Ho-Tep.

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down the shitter

It's going to be hard to go somewhere Horror hasn't already been. The haunted house, possesions, slashers, entrapment, etc...

They need to start making geniune monster movies again. Jeepers Creepers is the first new monster movie I've seen in a LONG time. That was kind of crappy too.

I know peoples opinions here are pretty much split on M. Night Shyamalan, but I think his movies so far have been really original. He could be the next Wes Craven at the rate he's going now. The Village looks like it has potential. I loved 6th Sense and Signs was pretty good for an alien movie; a genre I usually hate.


Except Unbreakable. That was pure shit. Pure pointless shit. Thank God that wasnt horror.

I don't consider any of his horror, not just Unbreakable. The Village may have a shot at being genuine horror, but I'll reserve judgement until I see it.

Unbreakable is a super-hero movie.
Signs is an alien movie.
Sixth Sense is a ghost/suspense movie.

I don't think of him as anything like Craven. Hitchcock maybe, but not Craven. He goes for the suspense (a la Hitchcock) as opposed to the gore/horror that Craven likes so much.

That's just my opinion.