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[QUOTE=Ferox13;698255]You look at the horroe boards are people talking about Bava/Argento/Tourneur..nope
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Come on, we're pretty good at instilling a broad scope of knowledge and appreciation of the classics at this site.
But I think Guillermo Del Toro may be seen as the most influential figure in contemporary horror.
CRONOS was cool,
MIMIC was odd, but interesting and creepy,
BLADE 2 proved that a sequel could be better than the original (which is huge)
THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE was atmospheric as hell and truly scary as well as truly touching
PAN'S LABYRINTH may not be technically horror, but because of that he has reached an amazingly wide audience who have been tricked into appreciating his specific (and horrific) obsession with monsters.
HELL BOY & HELL BOY II are both monster-filled action flicks that are bathed in the history of horror (specifially HP Lovecraft)
He spreads horror even in his non-horror works.He IS the horror master of his age.
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Francis Bacon
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